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information design

area of graphic design related to displaying information effectively, rather than just attractively or for artistic expression
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information design

Summary

information design is an academic discipline[1]. It draws 167 Wikipedia views per month (academic_discipline category, ranking #258 of 1,010).[2]

Key Facts

  • information design's instance of is recorded as academic discipline[3].
  • information design is a type of graphic design[4].
  • information design's is the study of is recorded as information visualization[5].
  • information design's practiced by is recorded as information designer[6].

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Definition and Type

information design's instance of is recorded as academic discipline[3]. It is a type of graphic design[4].

Why It Matters

information design draws 167 Wikipedia views per month (academic_discipline category, ranking #258 of 1,010).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[7] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[8]

Related Entities

graphic design information visualization

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Is the study of → information visualization
    Subclass of → —
    Practiced by → information designer
    Instance of → academic discipline
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 29654, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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