{"product_id":"the-secret-language-of-maps-how-to-tell-visual-stories-with-data-paperback","title":"The Secret Language of Maps: How to Tell Visual Stories with Data - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCarissa Carter\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eStanford D School\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJeremy Nguyen\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eA highly visual exploration of diagrams and data that helps you understand how \"maps\" are part of everyday thinking, how they tell stories, and how they can reframe your point of view, from Stanford University's world-renowned d.school.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"This book is the ultimate legend to mapping all kinds of data.\"--Jessica Hagy, Webby Award-winning blogger of\u003ci\u003e Indexed\u003c\/i\u003e and author of \u003ci\u003eHow to Be Interesting (In Ten Simple Steps)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMaps aren't just geographic, they are also infographic and include all types of frameworks and diagrams. Any figure that sorts data visually and presents it spatially is a map. Maps are ways of organizing information and figuring out what's important. Even stories can be mapped! \u003ci\u003eThe Secret Language of Maps\u003c\/i\u003e provides a simple framework to deconstruct existing maps and then shows you how to create your own. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn embedded mystery story about a woman who investigates the disappearance of an old high school friend illustrates how to use different maps to make sense of all types of information. Colorful illustrations bring the story to life and demonstrate how the fictional character's collection of data, properly organized and \"mapped,\" leads her to solve the mystery of her friend's disappearance. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eYou'll learn how to gather data, organize it, and present it to an audience. You'll also learn how to view the many maps that swirl around our daily lives with a critical eye, aware of the forces that are in play for every creator.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCarissa Carter\u003c\/b\u003e is a designer, geoscientist, and Academic Director at the Stanford d.school. Carissa drives the d.school's pedagogy and teaches courses on the intersection of data and design, design for climate change, maps, and the visual sorting of information. She helped lead the d.school's seminal Stanford 2025 project on the future of higher education and pursues projects at the crossover between design, science, and emerging technology. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Hasso Plattner Institute of Design, \u003c\/b\u003eknown as the \u003cb\u003ed.school\u003c\/b\u003e, was founded at Stanford University in 2005. Each year, more than a thousand students from all disciplines attend classes, workshops, and programs to learn how the thinking behind design can enrich their own work and unlock their creative potential.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 176\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 7.2 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 19, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53736336654700,"sku":"9781984858009","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0989\/3019\/6844\/files\/c54b81ad9258acd1301a69dbcfd08e35.webp?v=1778407620","url":"https:\/\/pattansenterprise.com\/products\/the-secret-language-of-maps-how-to-tell-visual-stories-with-data-paperback","provider":"Pattansenterprise","version":"1.0","type":"link"}