“Welcome to Alberto’s world. Cairo has done it all in The
Functional Art: theory, practice, examples. And he’s done it
brilliantly. It is the most comprehensive and sensible book yet on
real-world information graphics; we won’t need another one for a
long time.” – Nigel Holmes, former graphics director for Time
magazine and founder of Explanation Graphics
“If graphic designer Nigel Holmes and data visualizer Edward Tufte
had a child, his name would be Alberto Cairo. In The Functional
Art, accomplished graphics journalist Cairo injects the chaotic
world of infographics with a mature, thoughtful, and scientifically
grounded perspective that it sorely needs. With extraordinary grace
and clarity, Cairo seamlessly unites infographic form and function
in a design philosophy that should endure for generations.”
– Stephen Few, author of Show Me the Numbers
“This book is long overdue. Whether you’re just getting started
visualizing information or have been doing it all your life,
whether you're looking for a basic understanding of visualization
or a detailed how-to reference, this is the book you’re looking
for. Alberto Cairo, a professional journalist, information
designer, and artist, shows how to visualize anything in a simple,
straightforward, and intelligent way.”
– Karl Gude, former infographics director at Newsweek and Graphics
Editor in Residence at the School of Journalism, Michigan State
University
“ The Functional Art is brilliant, didactic, and entertaining. I
own dozens of books on visual information, but Cairo’s is already
on the shortlist of five that I recommend–along with those by
Edward Tufte, Nigel Holmes, and Richard Saul Wurman–to anybody who
wishes to have a career in information graphics. Cairo is one of
those rare professionals who has been able to combine real-world
experience with the academia.”
– Mario Tascón, director of Spanish consulting firm Prodigioso
Volcán
"Read It. There is really nothing else to say. If you care about
how visualization is used to communicate to people, this is the
book for you. If you’re a journalist, you need to read it. If
you’re an academic doing visualization research, you really, really
need to read it. This is the stuff we’ve been missing in
visualization for the last 25 years."
-Robert Kosara, EagerEyes
"If you’re interested to find the right balance between aesthetics
and function in the context of data visualization, you cannot avoid
Alberto Cairo’s The Functional Art, probably the best data
visualization book published in 2012."
- Jorge Camões, www.excelcharts.com
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