EAN: 9781984858009

THE SECRET LANGUAGE OF MAPS - CARISSA CARTER ST...

A highly visual exploration of diagrams and data that helps you understand how maps are part of
everyday thinking  how they tell stories  and how they can reframe your point of view  from
Stanford University's world-renowned d.school.This book is the ultimate legend to mapping all
kinds of data.”—Jessica Hagy  Webby Award-winning blogger of Indexed and author of How to Be
Interesting (In Ten Simple Steps) Maps aren’t just geographic  they are also infographic and
include all types of frameworks and diagrams. Any figure that sorts data visually and presents
it spatially is a map. Maps are ways of organizing information and figuring out what’s
important. Even stories can be mapped! The Secret Language of Maps provides a simple framework
to deconstruct existing maps and then shows you how to create your own.An embedded mystery
story about a woman who investigates the disappearance of an old high school friend illustrates
how to use different maps to make sense of all types of information. Colorful illustrations
bring the story to life and demonstrate how the fictional character’s collection of data 
properly organized and mapped ” leads her to solve the mystery of her friend’s
disappearance.You’ll learn how to gather data  organize it  and present it to an audience.
You’ll also learn how to view the many maps that swirl around our daily lives with a critical
eye  aware of the forces that are in play for every creator.

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