Ebook {Epub PDF} Visual Explanations by Edward R. Tufte

Edward R. Tufte The Visual Display of Quantitative Information SECOND EDITION Graphics Press. Cheshire) Connecticut the visual quality of routine, workaday designs. Attractive displays Explanations that give access to the richness of the data make. About the author () Edward Tufte is Professor Emeritus at Yale University, where he taught courses in statistical evidence, information design, and interface design. He has written eight books, /5(9).  · Tufte does draw some general conclusions, but the scope is so wide that Visual Explanations requires some study and re-reading for clear lessons. The basics, though, are similar to Tufte's previous books: remove useless excess that doesn't add to the clarity of the illustration, pack as much data as possible into as little ink as possible, be ruthlessly honest in presenting the data, and .

Edward R. Tufte -- Beautiful Evidence and Visual Explanations Beautiful Evidence and Visual Explanations. Brad Auerbach. Galileo's writings on the discovery of Saturn's rings perfectly. Med sin høye kompetanse innen informasjonsgrafikk blir Edward Tufte i dag sett på som en av de fremste pioneerene innen faget, og han har blitt tildelt over 40 priser for sine verker. Slik lyder tre av omtalene av Edward Tuftes The visual display of quantitative information. Siden første utgave kom ut i , har den blitt sett på som en tidløs klassiker og bestselger innen. Visual Explanations, the latest book by Edward R. Tufte, a Yale design professor, is a navigational guide through this turbulent sea of information. The book is an essential reference for anyone involved in graphic, Web, or multimedia design, as well as for educators and lecturers who use graphics in presentations or classes.

'Edward Tufte is the revelatory retina of our time, ever connecting eye and brain in enlightening new ways. He creates masterpieces about design that are themselves masterpieces of design. Seeing with Fresh Eyes: Meaning, Space, Data, Truth takes all that he knows into a yet deeper level of wisdom and wider realm of inquiry. A completely delicious work.'. Again, Tufte draws from numerous examples throughout history to illustrate his points. The chapter on 'Visual and Statistical Thinking' contains some of the most poignant arguments in the book, including an engaging visual narrative of the Cholera Epidemic and a study on the Challenger space-shuttle tragedy. Edward R. Tufte The Visual Display the visual quality of routine, workaday designs. Explanations that give access to the richness of the data make.