Observe Collect Draw! A Visual Journal

From the coauthors of Dear Data—hailed as a book of “visual poetry” for data collectors, designers, illustrators, and students—Observe, Collect, Draw! offers a mini crash course in information design. By visualizing data, you can become aware of the hidden processes that control yourself and the world around you.

Whether you are a beginner or a seasoned data design professional, this interactive journal will encourage you to expand your creative efforts and goals through personal data collection. Activities and exercises teach you how to document the world through colors, lines, shapes, and design, making data visual as well as informative and inspiring.

This is the ideal data design companion for anyone:

• Interested in self-improvement
• Looking for unique approaches to data design
• Ready to experiment with new techniques in drawing

A perfect blend of science and art, this is a how-to book that sparks creativity and critical thinking. It makes an excellent addition to STEM education and a dynamic gift for lifelong learners.

Stefanie Posavec is a data designer whose work focuses on non-traditional representations of data derived from language, literature or scientific topics. Often using a hand-crafted approach, her work has been exhibited at, among others, MoMA in New York, CCBB in Rio de Janerio, the Science Gallery in Dublin and the V&A in London. In 2013 she was Facebook''s first data-artist-in-residence at their Menlo Park campus.