Philographics: Big Ideas in Simple Shapes

It takes Genis Carreras 32 words and a single image. "It takes the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy 28,250 words to explain the woolly concept of relativism. If you ask me, he doesn't even need the text."Co.Design"Remarkable visual eloquence in his Philographics project."Brain PickingsPhilographics is all about explaining big ideas in simple shapes, merging the world of philosophy and graphic design. Here are ninety-five designs, each depicting a different "–ism" using a unique combination of geometric shapes, colors, and a short definition of the theory.

Kenneth M. Kafoed said Philosophies illumined. This is a truly remarkable book! It is an excellent place to begin a study of Philosophy. In very few non-academic words, the author and artist light up the fundamental ideas/ principles/ propositions of the various schools. The illustrations provide a colorful,striking, aesthetic explanation as well. The book would make an excellent adjunc. So smart and so fun Ibex So smart and so fun. A refreshing way to correct the habit of throwing language after ideas in the blind hope of clarity emerging from splatter. If you can't draw a picture of it, maybe you don't really understand it Mr Smarty Pants!. Greg said Amazing Minimalism. It's not very often that I buy table art, actually I never buy table art. But when I found the Philographics website, I knew I have to get this. The simplicity of each item and the color way selected makes this such a great inspiration for someone that has to work on data graphics. I can't wait to get my hands on one of the prints.