The Functional Art: An introduction to information graphics and visualization

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Jan Schwochow(Golden Section Graphics)

Germanic Precision

Jan Schwochow is the executive creative director of the infographics agency Golden Section Graphics (http://www.golden-section-graphics.com/), based in Berlin, Germany. He has been an infographics designer for over 20 years. He is the former head of STERN and MAX magazines’ infographics department in Hamburg. In 2004, he moved to Berlin to build up an infographic unit at the media company Kircher Burkhardt. Later, he started Golden Section Graphics. In 2010, he published the first issue of IN GRAPHICS, the magazine for visual people. Its articles are based on the experiences from the Golden Section Graphics team, which gets worldwide attention from work it produces for renowned ...