“I was browsing IDblog’s activity log and noticed that a visitor had searched for Florence Nightingale. In case you weren’t aware, Nightingale was an early pioneer of information design, specifically in the field of statistical graphics.”
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“The Gutenberg Bible, the first book printed with movable type, is one of the greatest treasures in the Ransom Center’s collections. It was printed at Johann Gutenberg’s shop in Mainz, Germany and completed in 1454 or 1455. The Center’s Bible was acquired in 1978 and is one of only five complete examples in the United States.”
“Each month, InfoDesign interviews a thought leader in the design industry, focusing on people who are identified with or show strong sensibilities to the design of information and experiences. This month, Dirk Knemeyer interviews Richard Saul Wurman. Wurman coined the term ‘information architecture’ almost 30 years ago. While ‘information architecture’ has a different connotation today, for the purposes of this interview, it is treated as synonymous with ‘information design.’”
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“These 9 drawings were done by an artist under the influence of LSD — part of a test conducted by the US government during it’s dalliance with psychotomimetic drugs in the late 1950s. The artist was given a dose of LSD 25 and free access to an activity box full of crayons and pencils. His subject is the medico that jabbed him.”
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“If you often find yourself scratching your head, shrugging, or furrowing your eyebrows in confusion because of the non-verbal gestures of others, then this book was written expressly for you! 108 gestures are described, illustrated via drawings, and explained in this handy book.”
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