Maria dos Santos Lonsdale is a Professor of Information and Communication Design at the University of Leeds, UK. She has experience of teaching design theory and practice, and research methods for design in higher education, both in Portugal and in the UK. She has also worked as a design practitioner since 1996, having established her own design studio (in partnership) at the time. Her main areas of research are: Information Design, Communication Design and Typographic Design. Her research is notable in the field of Design for its interdisciplinary nature, with collaboration across sectors such as Healthcare, National and Global Security, and Education. Her research is also notable in the field of Design for its research-based and human/user-centred approach, using a wide range of innovative research methods. At its core, her research focuses on the effective use of design to improve user performance and wellbeing. She is a member of the International Society of Typographic Designers, and an Academic Advisor and Information and Communication Design Lead for various organisations, public services and companies in the healthcare sector. She is the Editor-in-Chief for the Information Design Journal and was previously Associate Editor of Visible Language.
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Underlying Theories For Information Visualisation From Theory To Research, To Practice From Static, To Interactive, To Motion User-Centred Research Methods For Visualisation From Theory, to Research, to Practice... And back
Information Visualisation: From Theory, To Research, To Practice and Back by Maria dos Santos Lonsdale is an excellent resource for researchers and practitioners interested in understanding the underlying principles behind information visualisation. This is a much needed book which provides easy-to-digest guidelines based on real-world applied examples. -- Antonio Uzal Building up from key cognitive and visual principles, this book provides a comprehensive resource for designers of information graphics. As the title promises, Lonsdale weaves research and practice together, distilling a wealth of scholarship into clear, actionable guidelines. -- Mitchell Whitelaw