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... maps resemble miniature pictorial representations of the physical world. To
depict relations between any measured quantities, however, requires replacing
the map's natural spatial scales with abstract scales of measurement not based
on ...
... maps resemble miniature pictorial representations of the physical world. To
depict relations between any measured quantities, however, requires replacing
the map's natural spatial scales with abstract scales of measurement not based
on ...
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Spatial parallelism takes advantage of our notable capacity to compare and
reason about multiple images that appear simultaneously within our eyespan.
We are able to canvass, sort, identify, reconnoiter, select, contrast, review— ways
of ...
Spatial parallelism takes advantage of our notable capacity to compare and
reason about multiple images that appear simultaneously within our eyespan.
We are able to canvass, sort, identify, reconnoiter, select, contrast, review— ways
of ...
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... 1800s, both in his books on landscape theory and in pitching proposals to
clients.3 His redesigns could easily be presented without flaps— though without
magic— by means of spatial parallelism, by paired images (above, left and right).
... 1800s, both in his books on landscape theory and in pitching proposals to
clients.3 His redesigns could easily be presented without flaps— though without
magic— by means of spatial parallelism, by paired images (above, left and right).
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User Review - KirkLowery - LibraryThingAn eye-opening read. As a linguistic who deals with databases, this book dramatically improved my writing and design of graphics for publication. Read full review
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User Review - jasonli - LibraryThingIn "Visual Explanations," Tufte walks us through various case studies of visual explanations (charts, graphs, graphics, diagrams and maps). Some of the case studies are about great works, while others ... Read full review
Contents
Images and Quantities | 13 |
Displays of Evidence for Making Decisions | 55 |
The Smallest Effective Difference | 73 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Visual explanations: images and quantities, evidence and narrative |
| Author | Edward R. Tufte |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | Graphics Press, 1997 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 6 Jan 2011 |
| Length | 156 pages |
| Subjects | › › Art / Design / General Art / Graphic Arts Computers / Computer Graphics / General Pattern perception Visual perception |
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