LONDON: The Information Capital by James Cheshire
When do police helicopters catch criminals? Which borough of London is the happiest? Is 'czesc' becoming a more common greeting than 'salaam'? By combining millions of data points, the authors investigate how flights stack over Heathrow, who lives longest, and where Londoners love to tweet.
The book is infinitely compelling, one you'll return to time and again, and full of 'wow, you have to see this' momentsIt reinforces the notion that information really can be beautiful... * Londonist *
This is London as you've never seen it before * Independent *
You know how you've always wanted a coffee-table book that translates lots of complex social data about London into a series of gorgeously illustrated infographics? Well it's finally arrived. * Time Out *
Brilliantly compelling...The Information Capital is a tour de force in the modern use of graphics to make a point * London Evening Standard *
A monumental work... Its pages are to dip into, to linger over and to return to time and again. It's hard to imagine tiring of them. * Management Today *
You can only imagine and get a sense of how much research and data collection must have been behind this project. It is a fascinating dissection of London life as we know it * The London Magazine *
Fascinating * London Evening Standard *
A witty, well-written, well-designed view of the city, with enlightening and often surprising perspectives * New Scientist *
This is London as you've never seen it before * Independent *
You know how you've always wanted a coffee-table book that translates lots of complex social data about London into a series of gorgeously illustrated infographics? Well it's finally arrived. * Time Out *
Brilliantly compelling...The Information Capital is a tour de force in the modern use of graphics to make a point * London Evening Standard *
A monumental work... Its pages are to dip into, to linger over and to return to time and again. It's hard to imagine tiring of them. * Management Today *
You can only imagine and get a sense of how much research and data collection must have been behind this project. It is a fascinating dissection of London life as we know it * The London Magazine *
Fascinating * London Evening Standard *
A witty, well-written, well-designed view of the city, with enlightening and often surprising perspectives * New Scientist *
James Cheshire and Oliver Uberti's complementary skills enable them to produce graphics and book pages that few others can match. As a lecturer at University College London, James applies his cartographic and programming skills to the staggering amount of data that scientists are now collecting. In 2017, he was awarded the Royal Geographical Society's Cuthbert Peek Award in recognition of his work 'advancing geographical knowledge through the use of mappable Big Data'. Oliver has more than a decade of experience visualizing and writing about wildlife research-from 2003 to 2012, he worked in the design department of National Geographic, most recently as Senior Design Editor.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781846148477 |
| ISBN 10 | 1846148472 |
| Title | LONDON: The Information Capital |
| Author | James Cheshire |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Year published | 2014-10-30 |
| Number of pages | 240 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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