Communicating Knowledge Visually Will Burtin's Scientific Approach to Information Design

Communicating Knowledge Visually presents a timely, in-depth examination of information design pioneer, Will Burtin. Using a methodical approach, the authors analyze Burtin’s way of working and nine of his seminal projects, including his exhibitions for The Upjohn Company and diagrams for SCOPE magazine. Excerpts taken from Burtin's unpublished writing offer insight into his thinking process and explain how he transformed complex scientific information into easy, accessible visual forms. Scientists, designers, educators and students will gain valuable knowledge from Burtin's unique design approach in meeting the current challenges of communicating complexity in their respective fields. Foreword by Steven Heller. Selected for the Association of University Presses (AUPresses) 2022 Book, Jacket, and Journal Show, Scholarly Illustrated category.

Sheila Pontis, Ph.D. works at the intersection of information design, cognitive science and field research. As a design educator, she has taught in Argentina, Spain, the UK, and the US, most recently at Princeton University. Pontis is a partner at Sense Information Design, a design consultancy in the New York area.

R. Roger Remington is the Vignelli Distinguished Professor of Design Emeritus at Rochester Institute of Technology in Rochester, New York. He is an experienced teacher, scholar and author with critical interests in graphic design history, research, archiving and interpretation of historical documents.