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Allyn and Bacon
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English
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176

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Subjects

Illustrations, Newspapers, Charts, maps, illustration-based graphics, Charts, diagrams
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Table of Contents

Preface. vii
Chapter 1. Beyond the paragraph
Page 1
Beyond the words. 4
The graphics revolution. 4
Deadlines and the graphic journalist. 7
The development of infographics. 9
Developing an award-winning graphic. 13
Disadvantages of graphics. 14
Do graphics help the reader?. 15
Chapter 2. Principles of graphic presentation
Page 19
Design principles. 20
Conventions of graphics. 26
The good graphic: tips from the pros. 30
Toward the good graphic. 31
Categorizing infographics. 33
Chapter 3. Chart-based graphics
Page 35
Representing numerical data. 36
Elements in a chart. 37
Bar charts. 41
Column charts. 47
Line charts. 50
The tyranny of the alphabet. 55
Pie charts. 56
Chapter 4. Maps
Page 61
The modern map. 63
Locator maps. 65
Developing a map file. 69
Explanatory maps. 75
Getting creative. 77
Chapter 5. Charts without numbers
Page 79
Process charts. 80
Structure charts. 82
Time charts. 87
Building charts. 90
Chapter 6. Type-based charts
Page 93
Development of type. 93
Anatomy of type. 98
Type on the page. 100
Using type. 102
Type as a graphic device. 106
Attention-getting type. 114
Chapter 7. Illustration-based graphics
Page 117
Purpose of illustration-based graphics. 120
Creating illustrations. 127
Profile of a newspaper illustrator. 129
Copyright: swiping ideas without breaking the law. 131
Legal and ethical considerations. 132
Chapter 8. Errors and inaccuracy
Page 137
Sources of error. 140
Common practices. 145
Avoiding error. 152
Chapter 9. Making graphics work
Page 153
A general approach to developing graphics. 154
Developing graphics. 155
But my newspaper is too small to have a graphics department. 156
Tips for the small newspaper that wants to get into graphics. 157
Procedures. 161
Principles. 162
Glossary. 163
Index. 173

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Boston

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Library of Congress
NC970 .S82 1997

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Pagination
viii, 176 p. :
Number of pages
176

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Open Library
OL756725M
Internet Archive
infographicsjour00stov
ISBN 10
0205261051
LCCN
97152565
Library Thing
1170887
Goodreads
1706507

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