Visual explanations: images and quantities, evidence and narrativeRiveting ideas on presenting better information design. Few would disagree: Life in the information age can be overwhelming. Through computers, the Internet, the media, and even our daily newspapers, we are awash in a seemingly endless stream of charts, maps, infographics, diagrams, and data. "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. |
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5 On size and scale, see Meyer Schapiro, "On Some Problems in the Semiotics of
Visual Art : Field and Vehicle in Image- Signs [1969]," in Theory and Philosophy
of Art: Style, Artist, and Society: Selected Papers (New York, 1994), pp. 22-26.
5 On size and scale, see Meyer Schapiro, "On Some Problems in the Semiotics of
Visual Art : Field and Vehicle in Image- Signs [1969]," in Theory and Philosophy
of Art: Style, Artist, and Society: Selected Papers (New York, 1994), pp. 22-26.
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A legend shows a damage scale. Apparently measured in orderly steps, this
scale starts with the most serious problem ("Heating of Secondary O-ring," which
means a primary ring burned through and leaked) and then continues in several
...
A legend shows a damage scale. Apparently measured in orderly steps, this
scale starts with the most serious problem ("Heating of Secondary O-ring," which
means a primary ring burned through and leaked) and then continues in several
...
Page 110
Multiples help to monitor and analyze mnlti- variable processes— ordinary
occurrences in medicine, finance, quality control, and large- scale industrial and
engineering operations. By providing a quick, simultaneous look at a continuing
flow ...
Multiples help to monitor and analyze mnlti- variable processes— ordinary
occurrences in medicine, finance, quality control, and large- scale industrial and
engineering operations. By providing a quick, simultaneous look at a continuing
flow ...
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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 |
| Author | Edward R. Tufte |
| Edition | illustrated, revised |
| Publisher | Graphics Press, 1997 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 20 Oct 2008 |
| Length | 156 pages |
| Subjects | › › Architecture / General Art / Design / General Art / Graphic Arts Computers / Computer Graphics Computers / Computer Graphics / General Design / General Design / Graphic Arts / General Gebrauchsgraphik - Visualisierung Graphic methods Information - Visualisierung Language Arts & Disciplines / Literacy Mathematics / Graphic Methods Mathematics / Probability & Statistics / General Naturwissenschaften - Visualisierung Pattern perception Social Science / Media Studies Social Science / Research Technology & Engineering / General Visual communication Visual perception Visuelle Kommunikation |
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