Ergonomics Handbook

1989 :: New York :: IBM

A reference book for IBM employees. It set standards for them like optimal keyboard height, proper posture, lighting, etc,. There is a name written in marker on the front cover that doesn’t appear to be original (unfortunately I wasn’t able to verify), but the interior spreads are clean.

• Language: English

African American Photographs Assembled for 1900 Paris Exposition

1900 :: Paris :: W. E. B. Du Bois

A collection of W.E.B. Du Bois’ hand-drawn infographics of African American life made for the Paris Exposition of 1900. The charts manage to condense an huge amount of information into a set of easy to digest visualizations that are strikingly modern in nature.

• Contributor: Library of Congress
• Language: French and English

Using charts and graphs: 1000 ideas for visual persuasion

1984 :: New York :: Jan V. White

Jan White provides a unique how-to guide and “idea file” for everyone who needs to use charts and graphs imaginatively. He discusses why, how, when, and where to use different kinds of charts and graphs—pies, bars and columns, curve and surface diagrams, flowcharts, maps, tables—and how to combine them into informative, eye-catching hybrids. Some content may be lost due to the binding of the book.

• Publisher: R.R. Bowker
• Contributor: Internet Archive
• Language: English

Picture of Nations; or Perspective Sketch of the Course of Empire

1836 :: New York & Cincinnati :: Emma Willard

An early example of information design. This infographic contains a chronological picture of nations, or perspective sketch of the course of empire. And the progressive geography of the World, in a series of maps, adapted to the different epochas of the history.