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Loading... Visual Explanations: Images and Quantities, Evidence and Narrativeby Edward R. Tufte
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No current Talk conversations about this book. I got a lot less out of this than I did from The Visual Display of Quantitative Information, which is to say still a fair amount. I thought it was an enjoyable read nonetheless and certainly worth spending a few evenings on. The main thrust of the book seemed to be that it's important to show the reader information in a way that maximally enhances their understanding. Beyond that there's a list of examples of what to do and not do, and I'll remember those down the line when I'm looking at or making pictures. ( ![]() 156 p. An eye-opening read. As a linguistic who deals with databases, this book dramatically improved my writing and design of graphics for publication. Wow, is this an excellent book. It helped my presentation of data skills, and beefed up the Power Point approach as well. I abhor presentations, as the facts are what I am after. The ability to marry up prose with data and present, this is an important skill for all today. The nicest surprise was the ability to understand how to maximize color in a presentation of information. It's been a while since I read anything by Tufte; luckily, this volume lives up to the fond remembrance I have of his earlier works. As with his other books, this work explores various aspects of the visual display of quantitative (or otherwise factual) infomation. More than a style guide, this book seeks to be an archetypal instance of the qualities praised within it - it succeeds with aplomb, and is invaluable to anyone who cares about honest, high-quality visual work. no reviews | add a review
Images and quantities -- Visual and statistical thinking: displays of evidence for making decisions -- Explaning magic: pictorial instructions and disinformation design -- The smallest effective difference -- Parallelism: repetition and change, comparion and surprise -- Multiples in space and time -- Visual confections: juxtapositions from the ocean of the streams of story No library descriptions found. |
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