and i would always suggest trying to get a copy of Perspecta 22: Paradigms of Architecture (with the Douglas Graf essay Diagrams) and/or Datutop 14 (with Doug's essay Strange Siblings, an Inadvertent Hommage to Charles and Ray Eames)
3) Data Flow is more contemporary but less systematic
4) Check out Good Magazine's Transparency section for regular updates of spectacular information graphics.
***no, these are not archi-centric. But they touch on maps, icons, legibility, readability, and handling oodles of information in small spaces. Just because they aren't directly about buildings doesn't make them non-applicable.
Diagrams
can anyone suggest a good book or website on diagrams?
thanks
how 'bout archinect?
fun with diagrams, indexing, and mapping
and i would always suggest trying to get a copy of Perspecta 22: Paradigms of Architecture (with the Douglas Graf essay Diagrams) and/or Datutop 14 (with Doug's essay Strange Siblings, an Inadvertent Hommage to Charles and Ray Eames)
diagrams
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peter eisenmans diagram diaries
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1) pretty much anything by Edward Tufte
2) www.amazon.com/Understanding-USA-Richard-Saul-Wurman/dp/0967453607/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1267113390&sr=1-1]Understanding USA by Richard Saul Wurman
3) Data Flow is more contemporary but less systematic
4) Check out Good Magazine's Transparency section for regular updates of spectacular information graphics.
***no, these are not archi-centric. But they touch on maps, icons, legibility, readability, and handling oodles of information in small spaces. Just because they aren't directly about buildings doesn't make them non-applicable.
whoops, I just noticed that you requested a website... sorry about that. Well, skip to #4, or visit your local bookstore to expand your options.
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