Timothy Edward Downs is an award-winning graphic designer, illustrator, and photographer best known for his innovative technical art. Among his most famous outputs were the illustrations for the long-running How Computers Work series, as well as a suite of innovative 1990s posters that visualized the early Internet and World Wide Web for PC Computing. His work combines precise technical rendering with a lively, accessible visual voice.
Across roles as illustrator, creative director, and photographer, Downs has led teams for consumer magazines, advertising and marketing projects, and authored visual explanations that emphasize clarity, pedagogy, and personality over sterile realism. His approach was born of an early interest in art and electronics, and a conviction that technical illustration should invite rather than intimidate. Through his work, he helped set a new standard for explanatory design in popular technology publishing.
An interview with Downs, in which he discusses his thoughts behind the creation of his technological maps, can be found at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oXQIFbh946Q
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Road Map to the World Wide Web [verso: PC Computing The World Wide Web Business and Beyond].
- $1,600
- Route-mapping the internet for new users.
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