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The Visual Miscellaneum is a unique, groundbreaking look at the modern information age, helping readers make sense of the countless statistics and random facts that constantly bombard us. Using cutting edge graphs, charts, and illustrations, David McCandless creatively visualizes the world’s surprising relationships and compelling data, covering everything from the most pleasurable guilty pleasures to how long it takes different condiments to spoil to world maps of Internet search terms.
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David McCandless is an award-winning writer and journalist. His work has appeared in over 30 magazines in the UK and the US and all over the web. He currently works as creative consultant for Orange and the BBC and writes about the Internet, underground culture and ‘anything interesting' for Wired and The Guardian.
“Dangerous...to have on your desk if you have other work to get done....[T]he visuals will draw you in, and the sharpness of the questions some of them attempt to answer―and the efficiency with which they can communicate complex comparisons in a single page―will keep you hooked.” (Omnivoracious)
“For those drowning in the digital age’s information glut, Visual Miscellaneum, the new eye-popping book of infographics ...makes the perfect antidote. ... By turns alarming and humorous in its revelations, it’s a timely, if meandering, look at the state of our world.” (Coolhunting.com)
“...like a Harper’s Index that’s sprung to life....For a book that’s as much about the online universe as it is a product of it, The Visual Miscellaneum is surprisingly timeless....The Visual Miscellaneum is not only required reading, but a book that rewards any number of re-reads.” (EyeWeekly.com)
“For those drowning in the digital age’s information glut, Visual Miscellaneum, the new eye-popping book of infographics ...makes the perfect antidote. ... By turns alarming and humorous in its revelations, it’s a timely, if meandering, look at the state of our world.” (Coolhunting.com)
“...like a Harper’s Index that’s sprung to life....For a book that’s as much about the online universe as it is a product of it, The Visual Miscellaneum is surprisingly timeless....The Visual Miscellaneum is not only required reading, but a book that rewards any number of re-reads.” (EyeWeekly.com)
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- PublisherHarper
- Publication date2009
- ISBN 10 0061748366
- ISBN 13 9780061748363
- BindingPaperback
- Edition number1
- Number of pages256
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