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*1001 $aRendgen, Sandra$eauthor.
*24510$aUnderstanding the world :$bthe atlas of infographics /$cSandra Rendgen ; editor, Julius Wiedemann.
*300  $a456 pages :$bcolour illustrations ;$c38 cm.
*500  $aIncludes some fold-out pages.
*500  $aIncludes index.
*520  $aOver 300 historic and contemporary Infographics explaining our remarkable, fragile world. Gigantic and frail at the same time, our world keeps changing at high speed. This book presents a visual atlas of the world, focusing on the first quarter of the 21st century in a broad collection of information graphics, but also presenting many historical graphics from the last 150 years, putting our current situation into perspective. Divided into five big chapters, the book collects a cross-section of data from a variety of fields. How have political and economical weights shifted globally since the beginning of the century? How is YouTube interconnected? How are different cheeses related? What will the world population look like in 2100? This tomb contains a wealth of information you never knew you wanted to know.
*546  $aParallel text in English, German and French.
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*650 0$aCuriosities and wonders.
*650 0$aQuestions and answers.
*650 0$aEncyclopedias and dictionaries.
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*650 0$aQuestions and answers$vPictorial works.
*650 0$aInformation visualization.
*650 0$aEncyclopedias and dictionaries$vPictorial works.
*650 0$aGraphic methods.
*650 0$aVisual communication.
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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.