Manuel Lima

I was looking forward to reading this book, and I snatched up the Kindle version for a good price, fully realizing the graphics would be hard to decipher compared to the physical book. Dozens and dozens of "circular" representations are covered. Each is described, with short explanations. But what I missed was what we used to call the "so-what" factor. In order to truly appreciate these representations, I wanted the author to explain what conclusions one could draw from each. With no analysis of any of the diagrams, I couldn't tell if a diagram was useful, or whimsical, or enabled the designer to discover something that no one had ever considered before.… (more)