HARVARD MANAGEMENT COMMUNICATION LETTER
Easy on the Eyes
A design legend tells how to turn complex “real world” information into clear visual messages
by Kirsten D. Sandberg
Kirsten D. Sandberg can be reached at ksandberg@hbsp.harvard.edu.
Graphic designer Nigel Holmes has been one of the gurus of the “thinking visually” movement, using charts, graphs, and pictures to make complex data more accessible. Along with writing three industry primers on the topic, Holmes has worked at a number of publications, including 16 years as the graphics director for Time magazine. He now directs his own design firm, Explanation Graphics, and has lectured on graphic design at the Stanford Professional Publishing Course for more than 20 years.
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