{"product_id":"information-design-for-the-common-courtney-marchese-9781350117266","title":"Information Design for the Common Good: Human-Centric Approaches to Contemporary Design Challenges","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis book explores the increasing altruistic impulse of the design community to address some of the world's most difficult problems including social, political, environmental, and global health causes at the local, national, and global scale. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEach chapter strategically combines theory and practice to examine how to identify causes and locate accurate data, truth and integrity in information design, the information design\/data visualization process, understanding audiences, crafting meaningful narratives, and measuring the impact of a design. A variety of international case studies and interviews with practitioners illustrate the challenges and impact of designing for social agendas. These range from traditional media outlets like \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e, popular science organizations like \u003ci\u003eNational Geographic\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eScientific America, \u003c\/i\u003eto health institutes like The World Health Organization and The Center for Disease Control. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis book allows the novice information designer to create compelling human-centered information narratives which make a difference in our world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Courtney Marchese\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1350117269\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781350117266\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Visual Arts\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/21\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 216\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.02lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.00h x 3.99w x 0.49d","brand":"Courtney Marchese","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43993594757375,"sku":"9781350117266","price":30.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a9f5c2b3-5ea9-4185-887b-7722047ec9ae.jpg?v=1683325210","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/information-design-for-the-common-courtney-marchese-9781350117266","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}