Would you consider pre-ordering my book? That way I can get it into more bookshops. And we can spread the good news about the amazing ALL-GRAPHIC FUTURE OF CIVILISATION THAT AWAITS US!
It’s out in the US 10th November. And in the UK on the 4th February.
Here’s a Visual Miscellaneum US pre-order link
I received my first copies this week – a joyful and agonising experience. Joyful because yay it’s my book! Agonising because, inevitably, I keep seeing things I want to change or tweak or improve.
Overall though, I think it’s pretty good. Ultimately, I wanted to explore a whole range of subjects as visually and beautifully as possible, with the minimum of text. I hope I managed it and I hope you enjoy it.
Here are some pictures to give you a sense of it.
(Sorry about the awful framing of some of these. I’m a designer, not a photographer yeah?)
Here’s that Visual Miscellaneum US pre-order link again.
Enjoy! And let me know what you think. Thanks! david.
(p.s. if you want review copies, please email
USA: Meredith.Rusu@harpercollins.com | UK & EUROPE: Katherine.Patrick@harpercollins.co.uk)
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Please could you explain a little bit more about what the differences between the book published on 10th November and 4th February are. I’m a little confused by amazon.co.uk:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Visual-Miscellaneum-Colorful-Worlds-Consequential/dp/0061748366/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1256221205&sr=8-1
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Information-Beautiful-Atlas-David-McCandless/dp/0007294662/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1256221205&sr=8-2
Hi, just found your blog from WIRED’s GeekDad post on cervical cancer and the HPV vaccine. Great pictures!
Your book looks cool, I might get it for my pa. He has a book called “The Book of Comparisons” which I think would be the conceptual grandparent of yours – facts and figures shown in lots and lots of pictures. I loved it when I was a kid. http://www.maxgadney.com/2009/03/comparisons.html
There! It’s pre-ordered!
Cant’ wait to get it!
^_^
Oh yes! This is going on my Christmas list right now!
I preoredered your bok from Amazon. I’m really looking forward to it. I am a visual artist with a special interest in data presention, from a painter’s perspective. Good luck with book and I’ll keep reading your blog for inspiration.
is it available in France too ?
The Visual Miscellaneum is the US version.
In the UK, the book will be called ‘Information is Beautiful’.
It’s the same book, except the UK version is full hardback and on uncoated (matt) paper. US version is “flexiback” and on coated (shiny) paper.
To avoid confusion, why not buy both versions I say?
;)
@xenobiologista Oh I love that Book Of Comparisons. Fantastic.
@chocapic I don’t think the book is available in France, no. Sorry.
Sold! Preordered from Amazon. Looks like an awesome book!
Will this be available in Canada too?
Awesome – will be ordering this. And, keep up the good work on the blog!
What about Mexico? I’d love to get it.
Hey!! I support Joules’ question… what about Mexico?
It looks absolutely awesome! I’m pre-ordering it right now :)
Another question about Canada…
Will pick it up if you get it to our stores!
What about Down Under (Australia)?
It looks like Amazon will ship to Canada.Works out to about $27 with shipping. I did everything except confirm the order because I want someone to get it for me for xmas.
Well done on your book! How exciting! Can I get a copy in Australia?
You have made information sing, by the looks of it – no mean feat and many congratulations. I have pre-ordered but frustratingly have to wait till Feb.
Excellent – will happily pre-order. Shame it’s such a wait for us in the UK, but I’m sure it’ll be worthwhile!
Love the site, so congratulations on the book. I shall look forward to seeing it on sale here in the UK and will spread the word in the meantime
@craigfots (Twitter)
If you make it interactive, based on modern open web standards and dynamic I´ll pay double for it. (No more books for me). Your work is awesome by the way.
Two copies pre-ordered three days ago: One for me, one as a gift for a friend.
Congrats, I really like your work, and the book looks great!
You should be working on a 3D version of this :-P
If you’re in Canada, I’d suggest pre-ordering from amazon.ca — it is available there too: http://www.amazon.ca/exec/obidos/ASIN/0061748366/harpercollinspub/
Pro tip: if you’re looking at an item on the Amazon US store and want to find out if it’s available in your local version, just change the .com to a .ca, or .fr, etc. and hit enter. Now you’re looking at the same book, but in your store (it’s available on amazon.fr as well, haven’t checked the others.)
I saw a couple of your visual data representations and i love it! I’m so gonna get this book! It’s great to come across great websites such as these!
Looks glorious, David. Congrats.
I want one. Information is beautiful in this case!
I NEED this book! How can I get it in Australia?
Is this just a book with inspirational examples or does it actually describe the process of data visualisation?
I bought Data Flow, a similar book, and was disappointed by the lack of any elaboration whatsoever on how the visualisations came to life.
@jorisw it’s a bunch of inpsirational examples. But I’ll be documenting the process and other aspects on this website.
Thank you so much! i just order it and i can’t wait to show all my friends
Who clever are you?
Hi David, your work is what you call it: beautiful! Have pre-ordered your book today and whish you much success.
Congratulations – a great achievement. Have pre-ordered and look forward to reading it… looks amazing.
All pre-ordered – there is a space cleared in the magneticNorth (mN) library!
Great! Just pre-ordered it from amazon.de.
Yes, yes agree with all! Will get as a Christmas present!! Loooovely!
Just found your site via another blog and pre-ordered the book (I’m in UK but can’t wait til Feb so have preordered from the US!)
Keep up the good work!
Pre-ordered via german amazon, too. I’m looking forward to have those good looking data printed on dead trees. ;-)
Ordered! Looking forward to it.
You should try what hubspot did with their Inbound Marketing book. They promoted it everywhere and had a contest. People needed to submit how they would promote the book. The people with the best strategies got a free book and in return, helped get the word out and made it viral.
Beautiful book, and great site, what’s the typeface you are using on the cover?
David, I bought the book on release day in the US when I wandered into a Barnes & Noble after work & found it up front on the first stand. It’s amazingly designed; even my graphic design student neighbor thinks so. However, I noticed that some of the images are lacking text as to what the shapes & colors stand for. Is this a publishing oversight or a simple “oops” that they just got lost in the moment?
I also purchased this book on release day, and agree that it is beautifully designed–congrats on a job well done! The amount of content was more than I expected, which was a very pleasant surprise. However, like Shik I also noticed that some of the images are missing text. Most of the images in Simple Part I have this problem, there are no labels on Salad Dressings saying which dressing the mix is, Daily Diets has no labels on the different colored bars, and Simple Part II also has some missing text. I was on Amazon.com and noticed that the sample page of Simple Part I they posted did have text that was not present in my copy, so I am guessing this is some sort of printing error. While a relatively small number of pages are affected by this problem, it is nevertheless somewhat disappointing. Have you heard anything about these problems and know if HarperCollins is doing anything to solve the problems?
@Rachel, @shik Yep, there has been a printing error. A few pages are missing white and overlaid text. I am pretty upset and I’m sorry about this. I’m going to upload the broken pages online over the next week or so. I also have a PDF of the missing pages which I’ll be happy to send you. Scant consolation, I know. Again, apologies.
Hi David!
We received the book early in the week and absolutely LOVE IT! As a design firm that is pretty geeky about infographics and data, your book totally hits home. Such an inspiration for creatives everywhere.
We wrote up a few beaming words for you. Take a peek.
http://brightbrightgreat.com/blog/
Also, as Creative Director, I occasionally do interviews with individuals I admire (for posting around the web) and I would love to chat with you sometime if you are up for it.
Jason Schwartz
Creative Director, Bright Bright Great
I gots mine this morning… am most happy.
Hey David! I too got a text-missing copy of the book (I am glad to know it wasn’t just me…).
I’m checking to see if Amazon has any non-misprinted versions of the book but, in the even they don’t, if you could send along that PDF to the e-mail I’ve used in this comment, I would very much appreciate it. :)
Thank you!
I’m sorry, but you are a hack. I can’t believe some idiot let you publish a book about information design. You obviously know nothing about information design or design in general. What a shame.
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