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Information Visualization, Second Edition: Perception for Design (Interactive Technologies) by Colin Ware is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is Information Visualization, Second Edition: Perception for Design (Interactive Technologies) about?

Most designers know that yellow text presented against a blue background reads clearly and easily, but how many can explain why, and what really are the best ways to help others and ourselves clearly see key patterns in a bunch of data? This book explores the art and science of why we see objects the way we do. Based on the science of perception and vision, the author presents the key principles at work for a wide range of applications--resulting in visualization of improved clarity, utility, and persuasiveness. The book offers practical guidelines that can be applied by anyone: interaction designers, graphic designers of all kinds (including web designers), data miners, and financial analysts. \*First work to use the science of perception to help serious designers and analysts optimize understanding and perception of their data visualizations.\* Major revision of this classic work, with a new chapter on visual thinking, new sections on face perception and flow visualization, and a much expanded chapter on color and color sequences. \*New to this edition is the full color treatment throughout, to better display over 400 illustrations.

Who reads Information Visualization, Second Edition: Perception for Design (Interactive Technologies)?

It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.

Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.

Author
Colin Ware
Publisher
Morgan Kaufmann Publishers
Published
2004
Language
EN
ISBN
9781417536931
Category
nonfiction
Subjects
Engineering, Technology, Psychology
Updated
2026-03-24

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