Visual Families

Discover a revolutionary approach to visual storytelling with 'Family Face', a beautifully designed hardback book that invites you to explore the art of categorization and representation. Measuring 245 x 330 x 24 mm and spanning 224 pages, this book illustrates how we can better understand the subjects and objects in our daily lives through creative lists and innovative visual formats. From enchanting illustrations of everyday objects to captivating infographics, 'Family Face' showcases the work of talented illustrators and designers who transform mundane topics into visually stimulating narratives. Dive into playful representations of everything from pasta and poets to sneakers and cities, and see how visual language enriches our comprehension of the world around us. This essential piece for graphic design enthusiasts and visual learners exemplifies modern data visualization techniques that have become increasingly vital in media. 'Family Face' is not just a book; it’s a celebration of creativity and an invitation to experience how enjoyable arranging and categorizing can be. Ideal for educators, students, and anyone with a passion for visual art, this book will inspire fresh perspectives on lists and organization. Don't miss the chance to enhance your library with this remarkable exploration of visual culture. It's an essential read for those looking to broaden their understanding of contemporary illustration and visual communication.

Publisher: Gestalten
Bind: hardback
Dimensions: 245 x 330 x 24 mm
Pages: 224


A new visual language shows how we can collect, sort, and better understand the subjects and objects of our daily lives. Most people who want to understand the world and manage their daily lives can't get very far without lists. In addition to our personal to-do and shopping lists, there are published lists about everything from best sellers and endangered animals to the most popular children's names in any given year. We categorize and arrange things in order to provide an overview or examine them in a certain light. Family Face visualizes our penchant for sorting in playful and entertaining ways. The book presents lighthearted yet compelling work by Illustrated bys, designers, and the creators of infographics that visually structures the stuff of our daily lives. Whether looking at pasta, poets, sneakers, birds, or whole cities, the small is classified into the big. For the past few years, young creatives from around the world have been developing new visual storytelling techniques that have become more prominent in newspapers and magazines as well as textbooks and company reports. Now, Family Face showcases an outstanding selection of their innovative display formats. From delicate illustrations of fish to collages of flags, from pictograms of New York City skyscrapers to symbols representing Hollywood hairstyles, the featured work represents an impressive spectrum of visual possibilities In very different ways, all of the examples tell interesting stories with subjects that might otherwise be boring and dry and show how enjoyable arranging things can be. Family Face continues the inspiring journey into what is state-of-the-art in illustration, data visualization, and visual storytelling that began with Gestalten titles such as Around the World. Thanks to this book, it has never been so much fun to look at lists!