Book Recommendation: The Book of Trees, from Vince Fulco
Check out this beautiful new book: The Book of Trees: Visualizing Branches of Knowledge
It's tempting to consider information visualization a relatively new field that rose in response to the demands of the Internet generation. "But," argues Manual Lima in The Book of Trees: Visualizing Branches of Knowledge, "as with any domain of knowledge, visualizing is built on a prolonged succession of efforts and events."
This book is absolutely gorgeous. I stared at it for hours.
While it's tempting to look at the recent work, it's critical we understand the long history. Lima's stunning book helps, covering the fascinating 800-year history of the seemingly simple tree diagram.
from a very good blog post review of the book