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PublisherPenguin Books, The Limited

ISBN-100141978791

ISBN-139780141978796

eBay Product ID (ePID)227535741

Product Key Features

Book TitleLondon: the Information Capital : 100 Maps and Graphics That Will Change How You View the City

Number of Pages224 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicDemography, Maps & Road Atlases (See Also Reference / Atlases, Gazetteers & Maps), Data Visualization, Europe / Great Britain / General, Graphic Arts / Illustration, Statistics

Publication Year2017

IllustratorYes

GenreDesign, Travel, Computers, Social Science, History

AuthorJames Cheshire

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.8 in

Item Weight38 Oz

Item Length11 in

Item Width9 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

ReviewsThe book is infinitely compelling, one you'll return to time and again, and full of 'wow, you have to see this' moments. It reinforces the notion that information really can be beautiful...

SynopsisWhen do police helicopters catch criminals? Which borough of London is the happiest? Is "czesc" becoming a more common greeting than "salaam"? Geographer James Cheshire and designer Oliver Uberti could tell you, but they'd rather show you. By combining millions of data points with stunning design, they investigate how flights stack over Heathrow, who lives longest, and where Londoners love to tweet. The result? One hundred portraits of an old city in a very new way., The British Cartographic Society WINNER The BCS Award 2015 WINNER The Stanfords Award for Printed Mapping 2015 WINNER John C Bartholomew Award for Thematic Mapping 2015 In London: The Information Capital , geographer James Cheshire and designer Oliver Uberti join forces to bring you a series of new maps and graphics charting life in London like never before When do police helicopters catch criminals? Which borough of London is the happiest? Is 'czesc' becoming a more common greeting than 'salaam'? James Cheshire and Oliver Uberti could tell you, but they'd rather show you. By combining millions of data points with stunning design, they investigate how flights stack over Heathrow, who lives longest, and where Londoners love to tweet. The result? One hundred portraits of an old city in a very new way. Dr James Cheshire is a geographer with a passion for London and its data. His award-winning maps draw from his research as a lecturer at University College London and have appeared in the Guardian and the Financial Times , as well as on his popular blog, mappinglondon.co.uk. He is a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society. Oliver Uberti is a visual journalist, designer, and the recipient of many awards for his information graphics and art direction. From 2003 to 2012, he worked in the design department of National Geographic , most recently as Senior Design Editor. He has a design studio in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

LC Classification NumberDA677