Visual Explanations: Images and Quantities, Evidence and NarrativeVisual Explanations: Images and Quantities, Evidence and Narrative is about pictures of verbs, the representation of mechanism and motion, process and dynamics, causes and effects, explanation and narrative. Practical applications and examples include statistical graphics, charts for making important decisions in engineering and medicine, technical manuals, diagrams, design of computer interfaces and websites and on-line manuals, animations and scientific visualizations, techniques for talks, and design strategies for enhancing the rate of information transfer in print, presentations, and computer screens. The use of visual evidence in deciding to launch the space shuttle Challenger is discussed in careful detail. Video snapshots show redesigns of a supercomputer animation of a thunderstorm. The book is designed and printed to the highest standards, with luscious color throughout and four built-in flaps for showing motion and before/after effects. |
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Introduction ASSESSMENTS of change , dynamics , and cause and effect are at
the heart of thinking and explanation . To understand is to know what cause
provokes what effect , by what means , at what rate . How then is such knowledge
to ...
Introduction ASSESSMENTS of change , dynamics , and cause and effect are at
the heart of thinking and explanation . To understand is to know what cause
provokes what effect , by what means , at what rate . How then is such knowledge
to ...
Page 53
Conclusion : Thinking and Design RICHARD Feynman concludes his report on
the explosion of the space shuttle with this blunt assessment : “ For a successful
technology , reality must take precedence over public relations , for Nature
cannot ...
Conclusion : Thinking and Design RICHARD Feynman concludes his report on
the explosion of the space shuttle with this blunt assessment : “ For a successful
technology , reality must take precedence over public relations , for Nature
cannot ...
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By showing steps between the idea in the mind to the reality of the paper ,
Lissitzky illustrates the process of graphic thinking and creation . Each visual
bridge acts as a verb to link up the nouns ( mind , eye , hand , compass , image ,
type , grid ...
By showing steps between the idea in the mind to the reality of the paper ,
Lissitzky illustrates the process of graphic thinking and creation . Each visual
bridge acts as a verb to link up the nouns ( mind , eye , hand , compass , image ,
type , grid ...
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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 | 27 |
Pictorial Instructions and Disinformation Design | 55 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Visual Explanations: Images and Quantities, Evidence and Narrative |
| Authors | Edward R. Tufte, Tufte |
| Illustrated by | Bonnie Scranton, Dmitry Krasny, Weilin Wu |
| Contributor | Kerr White Health Care Collection |
| Edition | 4, illustrated, reprint, revised |
| Publisher | Graphics Press, 1997 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 6 Jan 2011 |
| ISBN | 0961392126, 9780961392123 |
| Length | 156 pages |
| Subjects | › Mathematics / Graphic Methods Social Science / Research |
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