Description: From cosmic charts and da Vinci's Vitruvian Man to the New York subway map: trace the history of visual data from the Middle Ages to the digital era. Featuring some 400 infographic milestones across technology, cartography, zoology, and more, this compendium is a reference work for designers, history buffs, and anyone thirsty for knowledge.
Brief description:
Sandra Rendgen studied art history and cultural studies in Berlin and Amsterdam. Her work both as an editor and in developing concepts for media installations concentrates at the interface between image culture and technology, with a particular focus on data visualization, interactive media and the history of how information is conveyed. She is the author of TASCHEN's Information Graphics and Understanding the World.