Visual Thinking for Information Design, Second Edition brings the
science of perception to the art of design. The book takes what we now
know about perception, cognition and attention and transforms it into
concrete advice that students and designers can directly apply. It
demonstrates how designs can be considered as tools for cognition and
extensions of the viewer's brain in much the same way that a hammer is
an extension of the user's hand. The book includes hundreds of examples,
many in the form of integrated text and full-color diagrams.
Renamed from the first edition, Visual Thinking for Design, to more
accurately reflect its focus on infographics, this timely revision has
been updated throughout and includes more content on pattern perception,
the addition of new material illustrating color assimilation, and a new
chapter devoted to communicating ideas through images.