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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Page 74
The idea of the smallest effective difference helps in designing the various
secondary and structural elements in displays of informationarrows , pointer lines
, dimension lines , tic marks , scales , compass roses , broken lines for incomplete
...
The idea of the smallest effective difference helps in designing the various
secondary and structural elements in displays of informationarrows , pointer lines
, dimension lines , tic marks , scales , compass roses , broken lines for incomplete
...
Page 76
To indicate depth , the contour lines are labeled by numbers , a design that
enhances accuracy of reading and nearly eliminates any need to refer back to
the legend . Every color tint on the map signals four variables : latitude , longitude
, sea ...
To indicate depth , the contour lines are labeled by numbers , a design that
enhances accuracy of reading and nearly eliminates any need to refer back to
the legend . Every color tint on the map signals four variables : latitude , longitude
, sea ...
Page 89
Above , from the fourth movement , we see the German text of the soloists along
with an English translation , both in parallel with the music , as reversed text
shows the lines currently being sung . These methods reveal musical
complexities .
Above , from the fourth movement , we see the German text of the soloists along
with an English translation , both in parallel with the music , as reversed text
shows the lines currently being sung . These methods reveal musical
complexities .
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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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| 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 | 15 Jul 2008 |
| ISBN | 0961392126, 9780961392123 |
| Length | 156 pages |
| Subjects | › Mathematics / Graphic Methods Social Science / Research |
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