The Visual Miscellaneum


I can't wait to get my hands on a copy of this info graphics book from Harper Collins, it looks fantastic.

The Visual Miscellaneum: A colourful guide to the world's most consequential trivia (or Information is Beautiful as it will be known in the UK) is the baby of London based author, writer, blogger and designer, David McCandless, a self-confessed fan of, "anything strange and interesting".

Here are some preview pics from Information is Beautiful. It's definitely my kind of book - loads of big graphics and very little text.






It was released in the states yesterday and can be bought here, but in the UK we have to wait until 4 February 2010! It can be pre-ordered here though.

Images copyright David McCandless.
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8 comments:

  1. Top Bird @ Wee Birdy11 November 2009 at 22:26

    Thanks for a peek inside - I read about this book over the weekend. Fascinating (and quite beautiful) stuff.

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  2. Make Do Style12 November 2009 at 12:03

    Looks wonderful and very you!!!

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  3. Kickcan & Conkers12 November 2009 at 16:36

    This looks brilliant. Thanks for the info!

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  4. Armina12 November 2009 at 19:38

    Thanx for this tip. There is one more book you might like - 'Data Flow' (2009, Gestalten). It contains lots of beautiful images. If I am not mistaken the 'Data Flow2' will be released in the comming year as well.

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  5. Delicious Industries13 November 2009 at 11:34

    Thanks guys :)

    Armina - thanks for the info, I'll check that book out, it sounds good.

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  6. game cards13 November 2009 at 12:10

    The book is very interesting, thanks for showing some pages.

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  7. rsa training13 November 2009 at 12:11

    Thanks for the sneak peak of that graphic book. Now that I saw some pages of that book, I can’t wait to get my hands on it.

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  8. Dean Vipond16 November 2009 at 00:19

    I'd be interested in your opinions on the book when you eventually get your hands on it, and whether it provides some useful insight into the principles of data visualisation. I find a lot of the supposed 'amazing' infographics doing the rounds on blogs and Twitter are pretty yet impenetrable, and do nothing to communicate the data better than a simple pie chart would.

    To quote Paul Rand, "When form predominates, meaning is blunted. But when content predominates, interest lags." I think a few of these fancy pants designers need reminding of this.

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