#53 Information Design Unbound

In this episode, Christian Lunger talks to Sheila Pontis and
Michael Babwahsingh, authors of Information Design Unbound: Key
Concepts and Skills for Making Sense in a Changing World
(Bloomsbury, 2023).


What prompted them to write this book? Why did they choose the
traditional book format? What are the criteria for doing the work
of information designers well? How do they teach information
design?


Michael Babwahsingh is an information designer and partner at
Sense Information Design. His work focuses on information design
in the broadest sense: helping people make sense of their world
in order to solve problems, uncover opportunities, and achieve
their goals. 
Sheila Pontis, PhD is an information designer, researcher,
educator, and partner at Sense Information Design. With more than
20 years in higher education, her courses and research blend
information design, cognitive science, and field research with
creative thinking to help people reconnect with their
imagination, envision new realities, and feel empowered to lead
change — in their own lives and in society.


Enjoy listening to the podcast and reading the books.
Reading tips

Information Design Unbound book website


Bloomsbury site to order Information Design Unbound


sheilapontis.com


Making Sense of Field Research: A Practical Guide for Information
Designers, Sheila Pontis, (Routledge, 2018)


Communicating Knowledge Visually: Will Burtin’s Scientific
Approach to Information Design, R. Roger Remington, Sheila Pontis
(RIT Press, 2021).