This Is Me, and Only Me uses data visualisation as a mirror — teaching readers to read their own character through what they choose to notice, measure, and draw about the world around them.
About This Book
What you observe reveals who you are. That is the premise at the heart of this book, which turns the logic of data visualisation inward. Giorgia Lupi and Madeleine Garner guide readers through the practice of noticing — what makes you laugh, what makes you sad, how you remember a sky full of stars differently from a friend — and translating those observations into symbols, colours, and annotations. The result is a self-portrait built from data. Pitched at readers young and adult alike, this is an introduction to personal data visualisation that is also, quietly, a study in self-knowledge and the subjectivity of perception.
Key Features
- 120 pages of illustrated data visualisation exercises and visual annotation
- Written by Giorgia Lupi and Madeleine Garner
- Published by Corraini Edizioni
What You'll Discover
- How the act of selecting what to measure is itself a form of self-portraiture
- How symbols, colour, and annotation can transform personal observation into visual narrative
- That two people can experience the same thing — a night sky, a shared joke — and record it in entirely different ways
- How data visualisation, typically applied outward to the world, can be turned inward as a tool for self-understanding
About the Author
Giorgia Lupi is a designer and author known for her work in humanistic data visualisation, exploring how data can be used to tell personal and emotional stories. This book was written in collaboration with Madeleine Garner.
Specifications
- Format: Hardcover
- Pages: 120
- Dimensions: 17 x 21 cm
- Language: English
- ISBN: 9791254931035
- Publisher: Corraini Edizioni
- Publication Date: [Details available upon request]
Perfect For: Designers, educators, and curious readers interested in data visualisation, self-expression, and the intersection of observation and identity — suitable for adult and younger readers alike.