- Hardcover: 288 pages
- Publisher: Addison Wesley; 1 edition (20 Aug 2001)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0201745755
- ISBN-13: 978-0201745757
- Product Dimensions: 25.8 x 24.6 x 2.2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,255,348 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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We don't normally think of maps as contentious, but the Atlas of Cyberspace shows us otherwise. Information cartographers Martin Dodge and Rob Kitchin show off a wide range of possibilities of representing the vast realms of data existing on and supporting the Internet. Since so many of these models were created to display never-before-charted territories, the book is largely devoted to analysing their accuracy, ease of development and use, potential for abuse, and other qualities.
Chapters cover infrastructural elements, the Web, communities and creative renderings of cyberspace and contain both compelling images and thought-provoking texts. Though it ends up feeling more like a catalogue of visual display methods than a reference book detailing virtual geography, its examples still inform and startle the viewer with unexpected transformations of data into understanding and, occasionally, art. --Rob Lightner
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"The Atlas of Cyberspace explores a remarkable universe of visual representations of the Internet's diversity, structure and content." --Vint Cerf, Chairman, ICANN
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I thoroughly enjoyed this book - it shows a whole range of maps of cyberspace which are both thought-provoking and visually stunning. The visuals are amazing and the authors have provided just enough text to explain without getting bogged down in too much detail. The book gave me a lot to think about with regards to my own work, particularly in relation to site organisation and traffic flows. And the chapter on gaming adds extra light relief as well as bringing back memories of student days spent playing Doom and Quake!
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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Some great photos, drawings and maps
5 July 2002
Format:Hardcover
In "The Atlas of Cyberspace", I was anticipating a book patterned on Tufte's "Visual Display of Quantitative Information". Indeed, much of the graphical content of Dodge and Kitchin's book is beautiful, thought-provoking and informative. Unfortunately, the printing is unforgivably bad; the images deserve high quality renderings. Several of the most intriguing hand-drawn and computer-generated images are simply illegible; all of them have lost their textural presence and contrast.
The text, on the other hand, ranges from workmanlike commentary on the graphics to watered down post modern cultural analysis. Light editing could remove at least half of the illustrations, providing a tighter focus on the remainder. In many cases, multiple instances of the same type of diagram are presented. Although this may be a start toward serious design analyses, it's distracting in a coffee table book such as this one.
The organization is by content rather than by visualization type. The first quarter of the book traces the history of the development of the web, and attempts to map traffic patterns and growth. The next section concentrates on the informational organization of the web, as opposed to the physical or topological. The third quarter maps "community", including more literal instances such as MUDs, as well as purely virtual ones such as discussion groups. The weakest section of the book is the last, which traces "cyberpunk", represented here with quotes from Gibson and Stephenson. This final section includes gratuituous screen shots from "The Matrix" and even more gratuitous "analysis".
Despite this book's many shortcomings, there's no alternative, and the fraction of the images that are truly inspiring make "Atlas of Cyberspace" not only worthwhile, but almost necessary.
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
This book will BLOW YOUR MIND!
18 Dec 2001
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
This was all I expected and more. Over 100 ways of presenting data about the Internet, including fantastic advances in data collection AND analysis AND presentation. Beauty arises from every page. You may need to have a love for mathematics, statistics, the Internet, or just art to "get" this book - but I have a soft spot for all four of those, and fell head over heels.
A Cyberspace Overview You Must See
26 May 2007
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
There are many books that discuss various aspects of cyberspace, but this one tops them all. Dated yes, but it will give the reader a very balanced look in an interesting fashion. Strongly recommended.
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