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It was quite interesting to read a science fiction novel with a greater focus on the character interaction of the artifical intelligences (here the minds of ships). It fits well into the culture universe and sure was entertaining. But it was not as good as "Consider Phlebas" in my opinion.

A great book on generative design or creative coding. It serves well as introduction to the java-based language/library Processing, with which all examples in the book have been produced.
The book features an interesting mix of different kinds of visualizations including 2D and 3D animations, Agent-based automation, particle systems, image manipulation, color, visualization of text and data.
Its great as a programming introduction (if you are already familiar with basic concepts) to Processing, but visually its also very pleasing. The overall print quality is superb, as well as the design of the book itself.

Very inspiring collection of examples of images in the sciences.
If you are interested in art history and biology/architecture/astronomy/Computer Science as well, I can recommend this book.

It's a good read and overview if you are interested in the visual perception of humans and interpretation of symbols.
Also a nice addition, if you are researching on visual analytics and visualization.