Data Visualization for Design Thinking : Applied Mapping

"Data Visualization for Design Thinking helps you make better maps. Treating maps as applied research, you'll be able to understand how to map sites, places, ideas, and projects, revealing the complex relationships between what you represent, your thinking, the technology you use, the culture you belong to, and your aesthetic practices. More than 100 examples illustrated with over 200 color images show you how to visualize data through mapping. Includes five in-depth cases studies and numerous examples throughout."--Provided by publisher "Data Visualization for Design Thinking helps you make better maps. Treating maps as applied research, you'll be able to understand how to map sites, places, ideas, and projects, revealing the complex relationships between what you represent, your thinking, the technology you use, the culture you belong to, and your aesthetic practices. More than 100 examples illustrated with over 200 color images show you how to visualize data through mapping. Includes five in-depth cases studies and numerous examples throughout."--pub. desc Cover......Page 1 Title Page......Page 4 Copyright Page......Page 5 Dedication......Page 6 Table of Contents......Page 8 Foreword......Page 9 Preface......Page 11 Acknowledgments......Page 12 Figure Credits......Page 13 Introduction......Page 18 Chapter 1: Maps as Objects of Explanation......Page 60 Chapter 2: Terms of the Map......Page 106 Chapter 3: Maps as Power, Identity and Utopia......Page 155 Chapter 4: Case Studies......Page 206 Further Reading......Page 281 Index......Page 293 Data Visualization for Design Thinking helps designers make better maps. Treating maps as applied research, you will be able to understand how to map sites, places, ideas, and projects, revealing the complex relationships between representation, thinking, technology, culture, and aesthetic practices. More than 100 examples illustrated with over 200 color images show you how to visualize data through mapping. Includes five in-depth case studies and numerous examples throughout Winifred E. Newman. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.