Unflattening
by Nick Sousanis · first published 2015
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The primacy of words over images has deep roots in Western culture. But what if the two are inextricably linked, equal partners in meaning-making? Written and drawn entirely as comics, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">Unflattening is an experiment in visual thinking. Nick Sousanis defies conventional forms of scholarly discourse to offer readers both a stunning work of graphic art and a serious inquiry into the ways humans construct knowledge. <i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">Unflattening is an insurrection against the fixed viewpoint. Weaving together diverse ways of seeing drawn fr
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Unflattening by Nick Sousanis. It was originally the first PhD theses written in a form of a comic book. It is a study on how we gather, communicate and invent knowledge using images. https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2015/07/20/thinking-thro... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unflattening https://www.amazon.com/Unflattening-Nick-Sousanis/dp/0674744...
on “Ask HN: What are the best unknown books you have read?” ↗Aside from my other comment, I think that any discussion about the scientific paper and the way knowledge is communicated is incomplete without a mention of Nick Sousanis' Unflattening. It is a thesis for a Doctor of Education degree about this very topic, that practises what it preaches by being written as a comic book. http://www.hup.harvard.edu/catalog.php?isbn=9780674744431
on “Redesigning the Scientific Paper” ↗Wow, "Windrift" looks pretty freaking cool. I'm inspired to play with it. Thanks for the list. Be sure to check out "Unflattening" by Nick Sousanis! http://www.hup.harvard.edu/catalog.php?isbn=9780674744431
on “Hyperliterature” ↗Yes! See also Nick Sousanis "Unflattening", it's extraordinary. http://spinweaveandcut.com/unflattening/
on “How to teach technical concepts with cartoons” ↗See also (or first!) this closely related, amazing work, "Unflattening", by Nick Sousanis: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unflattening https://www.hup.harvard.edu/catalog.php?isbn=9780674744431&c...
…article / brief mentions interleaving of text and images as essential for certain kinds of learning; that particular intersection reminds me of the profoundly compelling multimodal book by Nick Sousanis, "Unflattening". Highest possible recommendation. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unflattening
on “Show HN: BBC “In Our Time”, categorised by Dewey Decimal, heavy lifting by GPT” ↗…(https://jvns.ca), https://betterexplained.com, Randall Munroe (https://xkcd.com), http://inception-explained.com ... And on this topic of mixing text with imagery, I highly recommend Nick Sousanis's amazing "Unflattening" (https://archive.org/details/unflattening0000sous)
on “The Nanohertz Gravitational-Wave Detection Explained [Illustrated]” ↗Unflattening by Nick Sousanis and The Shape of Design by Frank Chimero ;)
on “Daylight Computer – New 60fps e-paper tablet” ↗…https://www.amazon.com/Thoughts-Design-Paul-Rand/dp/08118754... Notes on the Synthesis of Form - https://www.amazon.com/Notes-Synthesis-Form-Harvard-Paperbac... ..and a list of ones I'm considering adding: Unflattening - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0674744438/ref=oh_aui_deta... Creative Confidence: Unleashing the Creative Potential Within Us All - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/038534936X/ref=oh_aui_deta...…
on “Ask HN: Good books or articles on UI design?” ↗