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@book{citeulike:3478365, abstract = {Most designers know that yellow text presented against a blue background reads clearly and easily, but how many can explain why? \_Information Visualization: Perception for Design\_ explores the art and science of why we see objects the way we do. Although more technical than most graphic design books, the book "is intended to make [the data from the science and study of visualization] available to the non-specialist." Each chapter focuses on a different facet of human vision, like "Lightness, Brightness, Contrast, and Constancy" in chapter 3, or "Static and Moving Patterns" in chapter 4. Although the author tries to put a great deal of scientific research data into pedestrian terms, the nature of the subject matter and the papers from which he culls his information make this task an uphill battle from the start. As a result, the book is full of valuable information, but it may not necessarily be right for the average graphic designer looking for a new inspirational spin. Serious interface designers, presentation designers, data analyzers, or any artist tasked with presenting ideas in a visual format, though, should come away from \_Information Visualization\_ with a clearer understanding of the inner workings of perception. At the very least, they'll be able to explain why yellow text against blue is a good combination. \_--Mike Caputo\_}, author = {Ware, Colin}, citeulike-article-id = {3478365}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://www.amazon.ca/exec/obidos/redirect?tag=citeulike09-20&path=ASIN/1558605118}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://www.amazon.de/exec/obidos/redirect?tag=citeulike01-21&path=ASIN/1558605118}, citeulike-linkout-2 = {http://www.amazon.fr/exec/obidos/redirect?tag=citeulike06-21&path=ASIN/1558605118}, citeulike-linkout-3 = {http://www.amazon.jp/exec/obidos/ASIN/1558605118}, citeulike-linkout-4 = {http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/1558605118/citeulike00-21}, citeulike-linkout-5 = {http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect?tag=citeulike07-20&path=ASIN/1558605118}, citeulike-linkout-6 = {http://www.worldcat.org/isbn/1558605118}, citeulike-linkout-7 = {http://books.google.com/books?vid=ISBN1558605118}, citeulike-linkout-8 = {http://www.amazon.com/gp/search?keywords=1558605118&index=books&linkCode=qs}, citeulike-linkout-9 = {http://www.librarything.com/isbn/1558605118}, edition = {1st}, howpublished = {Hardcover}, isbn = {1558605118}, posted-at = {2008-11-04 12:06:59}, priority = {2}, publisher = {Morgan Kaufmann Publishers}, title = {Information Visualization: Perception for Design (Morgan Kaufmann Interactive Technologies Series)}, url = {http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect?tag=citeulike07-20&path=ASIN/1558605118} }

TY - BOOK ID - citeulike:3478365 L3 - citeulike-article-id:3478365 N2 - Most designers know that yellow text presented against a blue background reads clearly and easily, but how many can explain why? _Information Visualization: Perception for Design_ explores the art and science of why we see objects the way we do. Although more technical than most graphic design books, the book "is intended to make [the data from the science and study of visualization] available to the non-specialist." Each chapter focuses on a different facet of human vision, like "Lightness, Brightness, Contrast, and Constancy" in chapter 3, or "Static and Moving Patterns" in chapter 4. Although the author tries to put a great deal of scientific research data into pedestrian terms, the nature of the subject matter and the papers from which he culls his information make this task an uphill battle from the start. As a result, the book is full of valuable information, but it may not necessarily be right for the average graphic designer looking for a new inspirational spin. Serious interface designers, presentation designers, data analyzers, or any artist tasked with presenting ideas in a visual format, though, should come away from _Information Visualization_ with a clearer understanding of the inner workings of perception. At the very least, they'll be able to explain why yellow text against blue is a good combination. _--Mike Caputo_ SN - 1558605118 TI - Information Visualization: Perception for Design (Morgan Kaufmann Interactive Technologies Series) PB - Morgan Kaufmann Publishers AU - Ware, Colin UR - http://www.amazon.ca/exec/obidos/redirect?tag=citeulike09-20&path=ASIN/1558605118 ER -