false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166853673m/17746.jpg 17746 1 With <I>Visual Explanations</I>, Edward R. Tufte adds a third volume to his indispensable series on information display. The first, <I>The Visual Display of Quantitative Information,</I> which focuses on charts and graphs that display numerical information, virtually defined the field. The second, <I>Envisioning Information,</I> explores similar territory but with an emphasis on maps and cartography. <I>Visual Explanations</I> centers on dynamic data--information that changes over time. (Tufte has described the three books as being about, respectively, "pictures of numbers, pictures of nouns, and pictures of verbs.") <P> Like its predecessors, <I>Visual Explanations</I> is both intellectually stimulating and beautiful to behold. Tufte, a self-publisher, takes extraordinary pains with design and production. The book ranges through a variety of topics, including the explosion of the space shuttle <I>Challenger</I> (which could have been prevented, Tufte argues, by better information display on the part of the rocket's engineers), magic tricks, a cholera epidemic in 19th-century London, and the principle of using "the smallest effective difference" to display distinctions in data. Throughout, Tufte presents ideas with crystalline clarity and illustrates them in exquisitely rendered samples. 19274 2 1997 Visual Explanations: Images and Quantities, Evidence and Narrative total:444|5:216|4:156|3:67|2:5|1:0| 444 1915 735 28 2 0 false false Fri Apr 10 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 10 19:54:18 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 10 19:58:54 -0700 2009 The Visual Display of Quantitative Information), I wondered what more he could possibly have to say about the grammar of graphic design. And if the mere 138 pages of this his third book (discounting introduction and index...more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Dec 13 13:56:10 -0800 2008 Sat Dec 13 14:55:02 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Dec 07 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 15 22:34:52 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 15 22:39:56 -0800 2008 The Visual Display of Quantitative Information. As usual, there's pages and pages of visuals that he does or doesn't like. But unlike TVDoQI, there's no theoretical framework to go with his opinions. Much of it is Tufte la...more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2002 Wed Jul 22 23:29:19 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 22 23:37:57 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2002 Tue Nov 17 15:06:44 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 17 15:09:18 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Wed Mar 05 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Feb 19 10:16:10 -0800 2008 Thu Apr 24 07:08:47 -0700 2008 Still reading this..

Tuftee is a pretty serious buzz name in the design community and this book gives that buzz some traction. His main premise is that if you think you can lie with statistics, you can tell real whoppers with visuals.

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A lot of very basic information. The most intriguing part was the exploration of confections used through history and how stories were told and supported visually.]]> 5 0 true false Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 24 07:53:25 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 24 07:55:35 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 01 20:08:39 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 01 20:11:56 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Tue Nov 18 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Nov 22 12:41:00 -0800 2008 Sat Nov 22 12:41:49 -0800 2008 4 0 false false Wed Nov 04 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 03 14:23:25 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 04 13:55:19 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Sun Jul 26 10:36:25 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 26 10:36:36 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Fri Dec 19 14:12:34 -0800 2008 Wed Oct 10 11:54:21 -0700 2007 Fri Dec 19 14:12:34 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2000 Fri Jul 11 14:11:30 -0700 2008 Fri Jul 11 14:19:18 -0700 2008
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