Envisioning Information

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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 302.23
EAN: 9780961392116
ISBN: 0961392118
Label: Graphics Press
Manufacturer: Graphics Press
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 126
Publication Date: 1990-05
Publisher: Graphics Press
Studio: Graphics Press

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A remarkable range of examples for the idea of visual thinking, with beautifully printed pages. A real treat for all who reason and learn by means of images. -- Rudolf Arnheim

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Customer Rating: Summary: Envisioning Information Comment: Book is in good condition, shipped quickly. I am very satisfied with this process and result. Customer Rating: Summary: Portable affordable art Comment: Tufte follows up his debut classic with an even more beautiful piece of graphic art disguised as a guide to ways to display three (and more) dimensions on a flat surface. While even more beautifully crafted than The Visual Display of Quantitative Information, 2nd edition, it has less in the way of practical guidance. Tufte's principle here can be reduced to this far-reaching but not so simply-implemented statement: increase the resolution of "flatland" (paper or computer screen) to show more data to increase clarity. As usual, the principle is lavishly illustrated with beautifully-reproduced examples of good and bad ways of envisioning information. In fact, I have found Tufte's principle and illustrations are useful ways of thinking about how to improve my own graphics, but I find my ability to implement them frustrated by the limitations of the design tools I use most: Excel, PowerPoint, Project, Word, wikis. That is a negative reflection on the tools, not on Tufte. In any case, enjoy Tufte's books now for the portable affordable art that they are, and hope for the tools to catch up soon. Customer Rating: Summary: A very good resource Comment: Nutshell review - This is a beautiful resource on presenting information in a myriad of ways with many examples of good and bad design. Beautifully illustrated. Customer Rating: Summary: A Continually Rewarding Gem Comment: Every time I go back to this book I get something more out of it. Over the past 10 years I've been through my copy a couple of dozen times. If communicating information is important to you, you should take a look at this classic. Customer Rating: Summary: It's a good book Comment: This is my 3rd favorite of Tufte's books after Visual Display and Visual Explanations, but it would be a good addition for any Tufte collection and still contains useful info.

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