Reading Level
What is the reading level of The 99% Invisible City: A Field Guide to the Hidden World of Everyday Design?
Analysing the books in the series, we estimate that the reading level of The 99% Invisible City: A Field Guide to the Hidden World of Everyday Design is 13th and 14th grade.
Expert Readability Tests for
The 99% Invisible City: A Field Guide to the Hidden World of Everyday Design
| Readability Test | Reading Level |
|---|---|
| Flesch Kincaid Scale | Grade 13 |
| SMOG Index | Grade 14 |
| Coleman Liau Index | Grade 13 |
| Dale Chall Readability Score | Grade 9 |
Reading Time
6 hrs 43 mins
How long to read The 99% Invisible City: A Field Guide to the Hidden World of Everyday Design?
The estimated word count of The 99% Invisible City: A Field Guide to the Hidden World of Everyday Design is 100,595 words.
A person reading at the average speed of 250 words/min, will finish the book in 6 hrs 43 mins. At a slower speed of 150 words/min, they will finish it in 11 hrs 11 mins. At a faster speed of 450 words/min, they will finish it in 3 hrs 44 mins.
| The 99% Invisible City: A Field Guide to the Hidden World of Everyday Design - 100,595 words | ||
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| Reading Speed | Time to Read | |
| Slow | 150 words/min | 11 hrs 11 mins |
| Average | 250 words/min | 6 hrs 43 mins |
| Fast | 450 words/min | 3 hrs 44 mins |
- Authors
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Roman MarsKurt Kohlstedt
More about The 99% Invisible City: A Field Guide to the Hidden World of Everyday Design
100,595 words
Word Count
for The 99% Invisible City: A Field Guide to the Hidden World of Everyday Design
10 hours and 49 minutes
Audiobook length
Description
A beautifully designed guidebook to the unnoticed yet essential elements of our cities, from the creators of the wildly popular 99% Invisible podcast Have you ever wondered what those bright, squiggly graffiti marks on the sidewalk mean? Or stopped to consider why you don't see metal fire escapes on new buildings? Or pondered the story behind those dancing inflatable figures in car dealerships?99% Invisible is a big-ideas podcast about small-seeming things, revealing stories baked into the buildings we inhabit, the streets we drive, and the sidewalks we traverse. The show celebrates design and architecture in all of its functional glory and accidental absurdity, with intriguing tales of both designers and the people impacted by their designs. Now, in The 99% Invisible City: A Field Guide to Hidden World of Everyday Design, host Roman Mars and coauthor Kurt Kohlstedt zoom in on the various elements that make our cities work, exploring the origins and other fascinating stories behind everything from power grids and fire escapes to drinking fountains and street signs. With deeply researched entries and beautiful line drawings throughout, The 99% Invisible City will captivate devoted fans of the show and anyone curious about design, urban environments, and the unsung marvels of the world around them.