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Information design

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Information design is the practice of presenting information in a way that fosters efficient and effective understanding of it. [1]

44 relations: Area chart, Bar chart, Cartography, Charles Joseph Minard, Chief experience officer, Computer science, Content management, Data modeling, Data structure, Data visualization, Database, Edward Tufte, Epidemiology, Florence Nightingale, French invasion of Russia, Graphic design, Graphic designer, Infographic, Information architecture, Information Design Association, Information system, Information technology, Interdisciplinarity, Isotype (picture language), John Snow, Line chart, Otto Neurath, Peter Benjamin Graham, Pie chart, Plain language, Process analysis, Schumer box, Signage, Statistics, Technical communication, Technical illustration, Truth in Lending Act, Typography, Visual literacy, Visualization (graphics), Wayfinding, Web indexing, Website, William Playfair.

Area chart

An area chart or area graph displays graphically quantitative data.

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Bar chart

A bar graph shows comparisons among discrete categories.

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Cartography

Cartography (from Greek χάρτης chartēs, "papyrus, sheet of paper, map"; and γράφειν graphein, "write") is the study and practice of making maps.

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Charles Joseph Minard

Charles Joseph Minard (27 March 1781 – 24 October 1870) was a French civil engineer recognized for his significant contribution in the field of information graphics in civil engineering and statistics.

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Chief experience officer

A chief experience officer (CXO) is an executive responsible for the overall experience of an organization's products and services.

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Computer science

Computer science deals with the theoretical foundations of information and computation, together with practical techniques for the implementation and application of these foundations.

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Content management

Content management (CM) is a set of processes and technologies that supports the collection, managing, and publishing of information in any form or medium.

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Data modeling

Data modeling in software engineering is the process of creating a data model for an information system by applying certain formal techniques.

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Data structure

In computer science, a data structure is a data organization and storage format that enables efficient access and modification.

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Data visualization

Data visualiation or data visualiation is viewed by many disciplines as a modern equivalent of visual communication.

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Database

A database is an organized collection of data, stored and accessed electronically.

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Edward Tufte

Edward Rolf Tufte (born March 14, 1942) is an American statistician and professor emeritus of political science, statistics, and computer science at Yale University.

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Epidemiology

Epidemiology is the study and analysis of the distribution (who, when, and where) and determinants of health and disease conditions in defined populations.

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Florence Nightingale

Florence Nightingale, (12 May 1820 – 13 August 1910) was an English social reformer and statistician, and the founder of modern nursing.

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French invasion of Russia

The French invasion of Russia, known in Russia as the Patriotic War of 1812 (Отечественная война 1812 года Otechestvennaya Voyna 1812 Goda) and in France as the Russian Campaign (Campagne de Russie), began on 24 June 1812 when Napoleon's Grande Armée crossed the Neman River in an attempt to engage and defeat the Russian army.

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Graphic design

Graphic design is the process of visual communication and problem-solving through the use of typography, photography and illustration.

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Graphic designer

A graphic designer is a professional within the graphic design and graphic arts industry who assembles together images, typography, or motion graphics to create a piece of design.

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Infographic

Infographics (a clipped compound of "information" and "graphics") are graphic visual representations of information, data or knowledge intended to present information quickly and clearly.

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Information architecture

Information architecture (IA) is the structural design of shared information environments; the art and science of organizing and labelling websites, intranets, online communities and software to support usability and findability; and an emerging community of practice focused on bringing principles of design and architecture to the digital landscape.

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Information Design Association

The Information Design Association (IDA) was launched at a meeting chaired by Nick Ross at the Royal Society of Arts in London on 14 May 1991.

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Information system

An information system (IS) is an organized system for the collection, organization, storage and communication of information.

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Information technology

Information technology (IT) is the use of computers to store, retrieve, transmit, and manipulate data, or information, often in the context of a business or other enterprise.

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Interdisciplinarity

Interdisciplinarity or interdisciplinary studies involves the combining of two or more academic disciplines into one activity (e.g., a research project).

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Isotype (picture language)

Isotype (International System Of Typographic Picture Education) is a method of showing social, technological, biological and historical connections in pictorial form.

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John Snow

John Snow (15 March 1813 – 16 June 1858) was an English physician and a leader in the adoption of anesthesia and medical hygiene.

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Line chart

A line chart or line graph is a type of chart which displays information as a series of data points called 'markers' connected by straight line segments.

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Otto Neurath

Otto Neurath (December 10, 1882 – December 22, 1945) was an Austrian philosopher, philosopher of science, sociologist, and political economist.

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Peter Benjamin Graham

Peter Benjamin Graham (4 June 1925 – 15 April 1987), was an Australian visual artist, printer, and art theorist.

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Pie chart

A pie chart (or a circle chart) is a circular statistical graphic which is divided into slices to illustrate numerical proportion.

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Plain language

Plain language is writing designed to ensure the reader understands as quickly, easily, and completely as possible.

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Process analysis

Process analysis is a form of technical writing and expository writing "designed to convey to the reader how a change takes place through a series of stages".

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Schumer box

The Schumer box is a summary of the costs of a credit card in the United States.

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Signage

Signage is the design or use of signs and symbols to communicate a message to a specific group, usually for the purpose of marketing or a kind of advocacy.

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Statistics

Statistics is a branch of mathematics dealing with the collection, analysis, interpretation, presentation, and organization of data.

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Technical communication

Technical communication is a means to convey scientific, engineering, and technique or other technical information.

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Technical illustration

Technical Illustration is the use of illustration to visually communicate information of a technical nature.

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Truth in Lending Act

The Truth in Lending Act (TILA) of 1968 is a United States federal law designed to promote the informed use of consumer credit, by requiring disclosures about its terms and cost to standardize the manner in which costs associated with borrowing are calculated and disclosed.

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Typography

Typography is the art and technique of arranging type to make written language legible, readable, and appealing when displayed.

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Visual literacy

Visual literacy is the ability to interpret, negotiate, and make meaning from information presented in the form of an image, extending the meaning of literacy, which commonly signifies interpretation of a written or printed text.

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Visualization (graphics)

Visualization or visualisation (see spelling differences) is any technique for creating images, diagrams, or animations to communicate a message.

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Wayfinding

Wayfinding encompasses all of the ways in which people (and animals) orient themselves in physical space and navigate from place to place.

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Web indexing

Web indexing (or Internet indexing) refers to various methods for indexing the contents of a website or of the Internet as a whole.

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Website

A website is a collection of related web pages, including multimedia content, typically identified with a common domain name, and published on at least one web server.

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William Playfair

William Playfair (22 September 1759 – 11 February 1823), commonly known as a Scottish engineer and political economist, served as a secret agent on behalf of Great Britain during its war with France.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Information_design

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