NEURATH, Marie, & Shirley Carpenter.

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Icebergs & Jungles. First edition, first printing, of this uncommon children's book co-authored by data-visualisation pioneer Marie Neurath (1898-1986). While most of Neurath's children's books were produced directly for her Isotype imprint and feature her signature style throughout, she also occasionally collaborated with other authors and publishers. This volume, on Earth's climate and seasons, is a fascinating example of how the Isotype visual language could be incorporated into page layouts featuring traditional illustrations and complex text for older children.Neurath, together with her husband Otto and their colleague Gerd Arntz, was one of the founders of Isotype, a simplified visual method of displaying complex information to the public. First developed in the 1920s, and originally known as the Vienna Method of Pictorial Statistics, the goal of Isotype was "to cross national and social divides in a time before widespread global communication. To do that, Isotype went back to basics and stripped away all things unnecessary, illogical, or alienating - and in doing so, helped to establish some of the core principles of graphic design. Today, Isotype's legacy can be seen everywhere from newspapers and textbooks to signage, transit maps, interfaces, and emojis" (Inglis, "Meet Marie Neurath," September 17, 2019, AIGA Eye on Design).Marie Neurath "was a remarkable practitioner" who "researched, calculated, and co-designed nearly every Isotype ever created, from the early day

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