{"product_id":"architecture-of-information","title":"Architecture of Information","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis book looks at relationships between the organization of physical objects in space and the organization of ideas. Historical, philosophical, psychological and architectural knowledge are united to develop an understanding of the relationship between information and its representation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDespite its potential to break the mould, digital information has relied on metaphors from a pre-digital era. In particular, architectural ideas have pervaded discussions of digital information, from the urbanization of cyberspace in science fiction, through to the adoption of spatial visualizations in the design of graphical user interfaces. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book tackles:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe historical importance of physical places to the organization and expression of knowledge\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe limitations of using the physical organization of objects as the basis for systems of categorization and taxonomy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe emergence of digital technologies and the twentieth century new conceptual understandings of knowledge and its organization\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe concept of disconnecting storage of information objects from their presentation and retrieval\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eideas surrounding ‘semantic space’\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe realities of the types of user interface which now dominate modern computing.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55002313392472,"sku":"9780415561839","price":248.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780415561839.jpg?v=1769172338","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/architecture-of-information","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}