The Secret Language of Maps

In The Secret Language of Maps, Carissa Carter examines how maps aren't just bird's-eye views of roads and highways, mountains and deserts. Maps are also ways of organising data. Graphs, diagrams, and timelines are maps. Even stories can be mapped! An embedded mystery story about a woman who returns to her hometown to investigate the disappearance of an old high school friend illustrates the different kinds of maps we use to make sense of data and our surroundings. You'll learn how to gather data, organise it, and present it to an audience. Colourful illustrations and collages bring the story to life and demonstrate how the fictional character's collection of data, properly organised and "mapped," leads her to solve the mystery of her friend's disappearance. Series Overview: The Stanford d.school Guides are accessible handbooks that introduce creative mindsets and practical methods to help readers think and act like designers.