Understanding the World. The Atlas of Infographics

Sandra Rendgen, Julius Wiedemann

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Taschen
14 March 2024

Graphic design; History

Dazzling in scale, diversity and detail, the world never ceases to open our eyes and captivate our curiosity. Ever since the earliest cave paintings, humans have looked at this Earth that is our home and endeavored to understand it.

This expansive visual atlas presents the most exciting, creative and inspiring ways of explaining the world in information graphics. Divided into five chapters, the book covers the environment, technology, economics, society, and culture to reveal some of the Earth's greatest intricacies in accessible visual form. Featuring more than 280 graphics, reproduced in large scale including seven fold-out spreads, the collection focuses on the 21st century, but also includes historical masterpieces to put our current situation into perspective.

Nigel Holmes introduces the book with an exclusive infographic of his own, while Sandra Rendgen provides an illustrated historical essay to explore how we have studied and interpreted our world over the centuries. With graphics drawn from such sources as Fortune, National Geographic, and The Guardian, this is not only a showcase of outstanding data design, but also a fascinating digest of where and how we live.

By: Sandra Rendgen
Edited by: Julius Wiedemann
Imprint: Taschen
Country of Publication: Germany
Edition: Multilingual edition
Dimensions: Height: 315mm, Width: 210mm,
Weight: 2.258kg
ISBN: 9783836594967
ISBN 10: 383659496X
Pages: 456
Publication Date: 14 March 2024
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Sandra Rendgen studied art history and cultural studies in Berlin and Amsterdam. Her work both as an editor and in developing concepts for media installations concentrates at the interface between image culture and technology, with a particular focus on data visualization, interactive media and the history of how information is conveyed. She is the author of TASCHEN’s Information Graphics and Understanding the World. Julius Wiedemann studied graphic design and marketing and was an art editor for newspapers and design magazines in Tokyo before joining TASCHEN in 2001. His titles include the Illustration Now! and Record Covers series, as well as the infographics collection and books about advertising and visual culture.

Reviews for Understanding the World. The Atlas of Infographics

The ultimate flick-book book for data addicts... Throughout the 400-plus pages of the TASCHEN encyclopaedia, culled from the finest in graphic journalism, the design game is pretty much at its top. * Dazed Digital *