This observational study analysed paediatric outpatient referrals to a district service in the UK... more This observational study analysed paediatric outpatient referrals to a district service in the UK in 1998 and compared results with studies conducted 10 y previously. Data was collected prospectively from the written correspondence on all new outpatient referrals offered appointments by paediatricians at Northampton General Hospital over a 3-month period. Two hundred and ninety-seven (66%) referrals were to general paediatricians, 108 (24%) to 'patch' community paediatricians and 47 (10%) to community paediatrician consultant clinics. The referral rate to general outpatients was 20/1000 per annum, similar to referral rates in 1988. Urogenital and cardiac problems have overtaken asthma as the most commonly referred conditions. Referrals to consultant community paediatricians were predominantly development and behaviour difficulties and were more complex than those referred to other groups. 'Patch' community paediatricians received 87% of their referrals from practitioners other than doctors and played a significant role in coordinating care in the community. They referred less than 3% for consultant assessment. The referral rate to general paediatric outpatients has remained stable over the last decade although the case mix has changed. For the first time, we provide population-based case mix and referral rates to community paediatricians. We highlight the important role of non-consultant career grade paediatricians in supporting clinical services in the community. Open access to some investigations for general practitioners (GPs) could be explored as a way of managing demand for general paediatric outpatient appointments.
A cutting attachment is disclosed herein for detachably connecting to a conventional explosive ac... more A cutting attachment is disclosed herein for detachably connecting to a conventional explosive actuating device for severing conduit, cable, tubing, pipes, rods, or the like. The cutting attachment includes a vise grip having semi-circular opposing jaw members adapted to releasably engage and retain a length of the conduit or cable intended to be severed. The jaw members flightably mount a cutting blade arranged for reciprocal movement through slotted guides, hinged guides or the like, formed on opposite sides of the jaw members. A detachable coupler is carried on the jaw members for mounting the blade onto the explosive actuating device.
The aim of this book is to provide graphic designers and illustrators with innovative ways to pre... more The aim of this book is to provide graphic designers and illustrators with innovative ways to present information. All stages of pictorial symbol design are examined, from the initial idea and first sketches, to the processes of refinement and the finished artwork.
This article sets out to discuss the practical development of pictograms and the thoughts that le... more This article sets out to discuss the practical development of pictograms and the thoughts that lead to their final visual shape. It explains the personal considerations that combine all issues that are related to making graphics, such as drawing, technique, conventions, and commercial aspects. The article explains how ISOTYPE and its designer Gerd Arntz influences current day-to-day work. By drawing parallels with jazz, different approaches to drawing graphics are shown and explained.
My talk starts with my usual two goals: no one is to go to sleep and I want at least one "WOW!" f... more My talk starts with my usual two goals: no one is to go to sleep and I want at least one "WOW!" from every member of the audience. Fortunately, the subject matter is microscopy so this is normally not a problem. Keeping it to 30 minutes is the challenge.
Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisher* A Visual Exploration of Travel Fac... more Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisher* A Visual Exploration of Travel Facts, Figures and Ephemera! How to Land a Jumbo Jet is your visual guide to the way we live, travel and inhabit the globe. Everything you ever needed to know about the world, brought to life and made intelligible by designers from all around the world. INFORMATION VISUALISED! * Where is the best place to experience a volcano? * How do you eat an ackee (and not get sick)? * Which edible bugs are really worth the calories? * Which nation is the proudest in the world? * Why does your luggage occasionally disappear? Authors: Written and researched by Lonely Planet, Nigel Holmes About Lonely Planet: Started in 1973, Lonely Planet has become the world's leading travel guide publisher with guidebooks to every destination on the planet, as well as an award-winning website, a suite of mobile and digital travel products, and a dedicated traveller community. Lonely Planet's mission is to enab...
Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisher* Want to know how to wear a kilt, k... more Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisher* Want to know how to wear a kilt, kiss a stranger, prevent a hangover, get out of a sinking car, eat a lobster, greet an alien, predict the weather, play croquet and much, much more? The Book of Everthing has it all. Open the book! Dive in! We guarantee you'll learn something new. And, equipped for a world of smart, safe and exciting travel, you can use your witty know-how to make friends wherever you go. Authors: Written and researched by Lonely Planet, Nigel Holmes. About Lonely Planet: Started in 1973, Lonely Planet has become the world's leading travel guide publisher with guidebooks to every destination on the planet, as well as an award-winning website, a suite of mobile and digital travel products, and a dedicated traveller community. Lonely Planet's mission is to enable curious travellers to experience the world and to truly get to the heart of the places where they travel. TripAdvisor Travellers' ...
The eccentric English sculptor, engraver, and letter carver, Eric Gill (1882–1940), is best known... more The eccentric English sculptor, engraver, and letter carver, Eric Gill (1882–1940), is best known today for the typeface named after him, Gill Sans. Designed in 1928, it is a simple, legible face based on the classical letterforms that Gill used for carving in stone—letters he had seen on the Trajan Column in Rome. By going back to typography's roots, Gill
Journal of the American Statistical Association, 1986
Demonstrates how to take complex, abstract statistical data and organize it into an understandabl... more Demonstrates how to take complex, abstract statistical data and organize it into an understandable chart or diagram. This book shows what type of chart is suitable for individual jobs, what format is appropriate and what demands of time, art and skill are involved in each project. Using well-illustrated sample assignments, the author teaches how to apply four steps to any task beginning with identifying the reader or user of the chart, selecting a production method, reviewing the numbers, and finding the right symbol around which to design it. This book also discusses the misuse of charts and how to avoid distorting facts. It concludes with how to find sources of inspiration in nature and the world around us. This book is designed to be of interest to graphic designers, art directors, editors and anyone who uses charts to convey information.
A personal look back at a 60-year career making information graphics for newspapers, magazines an... more A personal look back at a 60-year career making information graphics for newspapers, magazines and corporations in England and the United States, and some of the lessons learned. The essential role of mentors in encouraging a bold graphic approach. How humor can help readers understand difficult concepts. The importance of including context when presenting data.
As pressures to scale up education and assessment mount higher and higher, attention has turned t... more As pressures to scale up education and assessment mount higher and higher, attention has turned towards techniques from the field of big data analytics to provide the needed boon. At first blush, Aiden and Michel's book Uncharted: Big Data as a Lens on Human Culture would not seem to speak to this issue directly, yet it does provide the opportunity for some needed reflection.
... He taught me lots of graphics tricks and I caught the deadline bug from him, I guess. ... A s... more ... He taught me lots of graphics tricks and I caught the deadline bug from him, I guess. ... A simple example of what I'm doing, in another context, would be to use a symbol for a ... Information graphics should inform, not just plop data down on the page and hope a reader will figure it out ...
This observational study analysed paediatric outpatient referrals to a district service in the UK... more This observational study analysed paediatric outpatient referrals to a district service in the UK in 1998 and compared results with studies conducted 10 y previously. Data was collected prospectively from the written correspondence on all new outpatient referrals offered appointments by paediatricians at Northampton General Hospital over a 3-month period. Two hundred and ninety-seven (66%) referrals were to general paediatricians, 108 (24%) to 'patch' community paediatricians and 47 (10%) to community paediatrician consultant clinics. The referral rate to general outpatients was 20/1000 per annum, similar to referral rates in 1988. Urogenital and cardiac problems have overtaken asthma as the most commonly referred conditions. Referrals to consultant community paediatricians were predominantly development and behaviour difficulties and were more complex than those referred to other groups. 'Patch' community paediatricians received 87% of their referrals from practitioners other than doctors and played a significant role in coordinating care in the community. They referred less than 3% for consultant assessment. The referral rate to general paediatric outpatients has remained stable over the last decade although the case mix has changed. For the first time, we provide population-based case mix and referral rates to community paediatricians. We highlight the important role of non-consultant career grade paediatricians in supporting clinical services in the community. Open access to some investigations for general practitioners (GPs) could be explored as a way of managing demand for general paediatric outpatient appointments.
A cutting attachment is disclosed herein for detachably connecting to a conventional explosive ac... more A cutting attachment is disclosed herein for detachably connecting to a conventional explosive actuating device for severing conduit, cable, tubing, pipes, rods, or the like. The cutting attachment includes a vise grip having semi-circular opposing jaw members adapted to releasably engage and retain a length of the conduit or cable intended to be severed. The jaw members flightably mount a cutting blade arranged for reciprocal movement through slotted guides, hinged guides or the like, formed on opposite sides of the jaw members. A detachable coupler is carried on the jaw members for mounting the blade onto the explosive actuating device.
The aim of this book is to provide graphic designers and illustrators with innovative ways to pre... more The aim of this book is to provide graphic designers and illustrators with innovative ways to present information. All stages of pictorial symbol design are examined, from the initial idea and first sketches, to the processes of refinement and the finished artwork.
This article sets out to discuss the practical development of pictograms and the thoughts that le... more This article sets out to discuss the practical development of pictograms and the thoughts that lead to their final visual shape. It explains the personal considerations that combine all issues that are related to making graphics, such as drawing, technique, conventions, and commercial aspects. The article explains how ISOTYPE and its designer Gerd Arntz influences current day-to-day work. By drawing parallels with jazz, different approaches to drawing graphics are shown and explained.
My talk starts with my usual two goals: no one is to go to sleep and I want at least one "WOW!" f... more My talk starts with my usual two goals: no one is to go to sleep and I want at least one "WOW!" from every member of the audience. Fortunately, the subject matter is microscopy so this is normally not a problem. Keeping it to 30 minutes is the challenge.
Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisher* A Visual Exploration of Travel Fac... more Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisher* A Visual Exploration of Travel Facts, Figures and Ephemera! How to Land a Jumbo Jet is your visual guide to the way we live, travel and inhabit the globe. Everything you ever needed to know about the world, brought to life and made intelligible by designers from all around the world. INFORMATION VISUALISED! * Where is the best place to experience a volcano? * How do you eat an ackee (and not get sick)? * Which edible bugs are really worth the calories? * Which nation is the proudest in the world? * Why does your luggage occasionally disappear? Authors: Written and researched by Lonely Planet, Nigel Holmes About Lonely Planet: Started in 1973, Lonely Planet has become the world's leading travel guide publisher with guidebooks to every destination on the planet, as well as an award-winning website, a suite of mobile and digital travel products, and a dedicated traveller community. Lonely Planet's mission is to enab...
Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisher* Want to know how to wear a kilt, k... more Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisher* Want to know how to wear a kilt, kiss a stranger, prevent a hangover, get out of a sinking car, eat a lobster, greet an alien, predict the weather, play croquet and much, much more? The Book of Everthing has it all. Open the book! Dive in! We guarantee you'll learn something new. And, equipped for a world of smart, safe and exciting travel, you can use your witty know-how to make friends wherever you go. Authors: Written and researched by Lonely Planet, Nigel Holmes. About Lonely Planet: Started in 1973, Lonely Planet has become the world's leading travel guide publisher with guidebooks to every destination on the planet, as well as an award-winning website, a suite of mobile and digital travel products, and a dedicated traveller community. Lonely Planet's mission is to enable curious travellers to experience the world and to truly get to the heart of the places where they travel. TripAdvisor Travellers' ...
The eccentric English sculptor, engraver, and letter carver, Eric Gill (1882–1940), is best known... more The eccentric English sculptor, engraver, and letter carver, Eric Gill (1882–1940), is best known today for the typeface named after him, Gill Sans. Designed in 1928, it is a simple, legible face based on the classical letterforms that Gill used for carving in stone—letters he had seen on the Trajan Column in Rome. By going back to typography's roots, Gill
Journal of the American Statistical Association, 1986
Demonstrates how to take complex, abstract statistical data and organize it into an understandabl... more Demonstrates how to take complex, abstract statistical data and organize it into an understandable chart or diagram. This book shows what type of chart is suitable for individual jobs, what format is appropriate and what demands of time, art and skill are involved in each project. Using well-illustrated sample assignments, the author teaches how to apply four steps to any task beginning with identifying the reader or user of the chart, selecting a production method, reviewing the numbers, and finding the right symbol around which to design it. This book also discusses the misuse of charts and how to avoid distorting facts. It concludes with how to find sources of inspiration in nature and the world around us. This book is designed to be of interest to graphic designers, art directors, editors and anyone who uses charts to convey information.
A personal look back at a 60-year career making information graphics for newspapers, magazines an... more A personal look back at a 60-year career making information graphics for newspapers, magazines and corporations in England and the United States, and some of the lessons learned. The essential role of mentors in encouraging a bold graphic approach. How humor can help readers understand difficult concepts. The importance of including context when presenting data.
As pressures to scale up education and assessment mount higher and higher, attention has turned t... more As pressures to scale up education and assessment mount higher and higher, attention has turned towards techniques from the field of big data analytics to provide the needed boon. At first blush, Aiden and Michel's book Uncharted: Big Data as a Lens on Human Culture would not seem to speak to this issue directly, yet it does provide the opportunity for some needed reflection.
... He taught me lots of graphics tricks and I caught the deadline bug from him, I guess. ... A s... more ... He taught me lots of graphics tricks and I caught the deadline bug from him, I guess. ... A simple example of what I'm doing, in another context, would be to use a symbol for a ... Information graphics should inform, not just plop data down on the page and hope a reader will figure it out ...
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