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 73
... distinctions as subtle as possible , but still clear and effective . Relevant to nearly every display of data , the smallest effective difference is the Occam's razor ( " what can be done with fewer is done in vain with more " ) of ...
... distinctions as subtle as possible , but still clear and effective . Relevant to nearly every display of data , the smallest effective difference is the Occam's razor ( " what can be done with fewer is done in vain with more " ) of ...
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... distinctions reduce the clutter of visual noise . Minimal contrasts enrich the visual signal by increasing the roumber of distinctions that can be made within a single image , as we saw in comparing the blue and the rainbow oceans ...
... distinctions reduce the clutter of visual noise . Minimal contrasts enrich the visual signal by increasing the roumber of distinctions that can be made within a single image , as we saw in comparing the blue and the rainbow oceans ...
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... distinctions in blue remain clear and readable . By indicating depth with visually minimal gradations in color , the ... distinctions reduce visual clutter . Small contrasts work to enrich the overall visual signal by increasing the ...
... distinctions in blue remain clear and readable . By indicating depth with visually minimal gradations in color , the ... distinctions reduce visual clutter . Small contrasts work to enrich the overall visual signal by increasing the ...
Contents
Images and Quantities | 13 |
Displays of Evidence for Making Decisions | 27 |
Pictorial Instructions and Disinformation Design | 55 |
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