The Book of Circles: Visualizing Spheres of Knowledge: (With Over 300 Beautiful Circular Artworks, Infographics and Illustrations from Across History) by Lima, Manuel

The Book of Circles: Visualizing Spheres of Knowledge: (With Over 300 Beautiful Circular Artworks, Infographics and Illustrations from Across History)

In this follow-up to his hugely popular The Book of Trees and Visual Complexity, Manuel Lima takes...
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The Book of Circles: Visualizing Spheres of Knowledge: (With Over 300 Beautiful Circular Artworks, Infographics and Illustrations from Across History) by Lima, Manuel

The Book of Circles: Visualizing Spheres of Knowledge: (With Over 300 Beautiful Circular Artworks, Infographics and Illustrations from Across History)

¥9,031

The Book of Circles: Visualizing Spheres of Knowledge: (With Over 300 Beautiful Circular Artworks, Infographics and Illustrations from Across History)

¥9,031
Author: Manuel Lima
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
In this follow-up to his hugely popular The Book of Trees and Visual Complexity, Manuel Lima takes us on a lively tour through millennia of circular information design. Three hundred detailed and colorful illustrations from around the world cover an encyclopedic array of subjects--architecture, urban planning, fine art, design, fashion, technology, religion, cartography, biology, astronomy, and physics, all based on the circle, the universal symbol of unity, wholeness, infinity, enlightenment, and perfection. Clay tokens used by ancient Sumerians as a system of recording trade are juxtaposed with logos of modern retailers like Target; Venn diagrams are discussed alongside the trefoil biohazard symbol, symbols of the Christian trinity, and the Olympic rings; and a diagram revealing the characteristics of ten thousand porn stars displays structural similarities to early celestial charts placing the earth at the center of the universe.

Lima's introduction provides an authoritative history of the circle, and a preface describes his unique taxonomy of the many varieties of circle diagrams, rounding out this visual feast for infographics enthusiasts.

Author: Manuel Lima
Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press
Published: 05/02/2017
Pages: 272
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 2.70lbs
Size: 10.70h x 8.80w x 1.00d
ISBN: 9781616895280


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 02/27/2017
Choice 07/01/2017

About the Author
A Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and praised by Wired Magazine as the man who turned data into art, Manuel Lima is the founder of VisualComplexity.com, Design Lead at Google, and a regular teacher of data visualization at Parsons School of Design as well as a frequent speaker at universities and events worldwide.

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