Visual Loop Book Review: Visual Complexity, by Manuel Lima

If you’ve been hear lots about Manuel Lima’s “Visual Complexity” text but don’t think you’re visualization-savvy enough to really get anything form it, then be sure to check out frequent VizWorld contributor Tiago Veloso’s review of the text.

Because, let’s face it, to write about a book from someone considered to be the next Edward Tufte, it’s no easy task, especially when you’re kind of an outsider in the field. Yes, I post a lot of examples of infographics and data visualizations, but I’m far from being an information designer, despite the fact I actually use network mapping in my “real” work.

However, after I began reading it, I realized that it really doesn’t matter if you’re a designer or not. Because this book goes far beyond the traditional approach of showcasing examples of beautiful works.

He has lots of example images and references to the Visual Complexity website, as well as lots of insight from a non-expert.

Update 10/20: Typo correction.

via Visual Loop – Book Review: Visual Complexity, by Manuel Lima.

This story written by Randall Hand

Randall Hand is a visualization scientist working for a federal research lab, aiding researchers to discover the insights buried within their terabyte datasets generated on some of the most powerful supercomputers in the world. He also runs VizWorld.com .