Information Graphic inspiration from Info We Trust #036
Information Graphic Inspiration #036
a NEW print + Visionary Press + mid-cenutry Italian peaks
A NEW print! ...
Neil and Buzz Go For a Walk is my newest information graphic adventure, an illustrated Apollo 11 moonwalk.
The 16×24 inch broadside portrays the moonwalk exploration —from hatch open to hatch close— through radio transmission highlights and illustrated activities. The reverse side of the print presents the full moonwalk transcript, color-coded to astronauts and Mission Control in Houston.
The folded print arrives in a custom black sleeve decorated with a white ink diagram of the lunar descent. More pictures and details:
... for VISIONARY PRESS
Neil and Buzz is presented by Visionary Press, my newest venture. Visionary Press celebrates information graphics. We publish prints, books, and more — classic and new — that inform and inspire new ways of seeing and understanding.
Visionary Press is launching with another inspiring object: a 3D color globe I have been using in my day-to-day work all year long. It's the perfect size to always be near for quick reference, and absolutely beautiful on your desk or a nearby shelf. I like it so much that I imported a boxful from Sweden and hope that they bring you similar delight.
Finally, I have a batch of the Kickstarter-hit Cross-sections through California ready to go too. Since its launch, this Isotype-inspired map was selected for the prestigious NACIS Atlas of Design. Its success gave me the confidence to bring more information graphics, like Neil and Buzz, off the screen and into the physical world. Thank you for your enthusiasm and attention.
p.s. You are getting the very first access to Visionary Press! Please use the code LAUNCHJOY for a discount off your entire order through cyber Monday.
This week's inspiration: Profilo altimetrico
Altitude profile of the Alps and Apennines (Profilo altimetrico delle Alpi e Appennini) is from a 1952 illustrated geogrpahic atlas by Instituto Geographico di Agostini from Novara in Italy. Northern Italy is on the left, southern Italy on the right. The islands of Sardinia and Sicily are in the foreground:
There's so much to admire about this mountain view: the subtle range of colors, curved annotation leaders, gentle peaks, and those tiny wisps of volcanic smoke!
Most important, it all hangs together in a composition that feels effortless and absolutely correct, all at once.
I cropped the Profilo from a very busy yet very worthwhile spread in the atlas. See the entire work online at the David Rumsey Map Collection (link). Then, compare to cartographic ancestors in the Nature in Profile section of the Stanford Exhibit, Data Visualization and the Modern Imagination (link).
Please respond directly to this email with thoughts on how I can do it better. Particularly: What do you think of the first iteration of Visionary Press?
Onward! -RJ
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