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Innovative Solutions in Contemporary Design
Peter Wildbur, Michael Burke
ISBN: 9780500018729
Format: Hardback
Publisher:Thames & Hudson Ltd
Edition: illustrated edition
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The organization and presentation of information is one of the most important but least recognized aspects of the design profession. Whether faced with masses of material, sophisticated sign systems or making the complex appear simple, designers must make information accessible and available to everyone. More visible than the work of any other kind of graphic artist, information graphics are all around us - but how do designers arrive at such elegant and useful solutions to complicated problems…
Designers need to make information accessible and available to everyone - but how do they arrive at such elegant and useful solutions to complicated problems? Covering a broad spectrum of material, from transportation systems and body-imaging maps to personal information-manager (pim) interfaces and three-dimensional rendering, this book presents an international selection of work that makes our world function smoothly, including designs by such masters as Erik Spiekermann of MetaDesign in Germany, Richard Saul Wurman in the US and Hiroyuki Kimura of Tube Design in Japan. Organized by type, each project includes detailed commentary on how the design came to be, how it responded to the client's needs and why it works. Within each chapter are detailed case studies that examine a single project in depth, from the client's initial request to the finished product.
| ISBN | 0500018723 | | Pages | 176 | | ISBN13 | 9780500018729
(What's this?) | | Volumes | 001 | | Publisher | Thames & Hudson Ltd | | Weight (grammes) | 1030 | | Imprint | Thames & Hudson Ltd | | Published in | London | | Format | Hardback | | Height (mm) | 254 | | Publication date | 16 Nov 1998 | | Width (mm) | 217 | | Library of Congress | P93.5.W56 | | Spine width (mm) | 22 | | DEWEY | 745.4442 | | Academic level | General, Undergraduate | | DEWEY edition | DC21 | |
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| | | Introduction | | | | | | The Information Designer's Role | | | | | | Signing Systems | | | | | | Building Identity | | | | | | Digital Route-finding | | | | | | Case Study: Electronic In-Car Navigation Aid by Gill Scott | | | | | | Route Indicators | | | | | | Route Maps | | | | | | Public Transport Systems | | | | | | Case Study: Schwabisch Gmund Bus Station by Ulrich Schwarz | | | | | | Kiosk Systems | | | | | | Case Study: A National Park Multimedia Program by Hans Kren | | | | | | Multimedia CD-ROMS | | | | | | Web Sites | | | | | | Case Study: Reuters Web by Rodney Edwards | | | | | | Flow Diagrams | | | | | | Photomontages | | | | | | Statistical Diagrams | | | | | | Newspaper Graphics | | | | | | Case Study: Rolls Royce Aerospace CD-ROM by Clive Richards | | | | | | Medical Diagrams | | | | | | Structures and Actions | | | | | | Installation Instructions | | | | | | Manufacturing Processes | | | | | | Virtual Space | | | | | | Assembly Manuals | | | | | | Orientation Diagrams | | | | | | Case Study: Neighbourhood Maps for the Blind by Birgitta Capetillo | | | | | | Exploded Diagrams | | | | | | Pop-up Books | | | | | | Cockpit Design | | | | | More... | | |
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