Calculators

Abstract

Small collection of two-dimensional interactivity of complex information packaged in an informational design requiring hand - eye coordination of using a wheel chart. Perhaps the best example is the lumber scale to determine the necessary lumber required to build a specifically determined structure or the necessary cement required to make a cubic yard of concrete.

Abstract The collection consists of twenty-one paper tools used to calculate time zone, temperature, and measurements. They were predominantly made in the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s as analog aids before the invention of digital calculators. Some items are dynamic with moving wheels and slide rules, while others are simple pamphlets. They are methods of data visualization which allow for quick and easy access to information without the need to do mental calculations. Their small sizes made them...