The Visual Display of Quantitative Information, 2nd edition
by: Edward R. Tufte
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A timeless classic in how complex information should bepresented graphically. The Strunk & White of visual design.Should occupy a place of honor--within arm's reach--of everyone attempting to understand or depict numerical data graphically. The design of the book is an exemplar of the principles it espouses: elegant typography and layout, and seamless integration of lucid text andperfectly chosen graphical examples. Very Highly Recommended.
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A modern classic. Tufte teaches the fundamentals of graphics, charts, maps and tables. "A visual Strunk and White" (The Boston Globe). Includes 250 delightfullly entertaining illustrations, all beautifully printed.
A timeless classic in how complex information should bepresented graphically. The Strunk & White of visual design.Should occupy a place of honor--within arm's reach--of everyone attempting to understand or depict numerical data graphically. The design of the book is an exemplar of the principles it espouses: elegant typography and layout, and seamless integration of lucid text andperfectly chosen graphical examples. Very Highly Recommended.
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A modern classic. Tufte teaches the fundamentals of graphics, charts, maps and tables. "A visual Strunk and White" (The Boston Globe). Includes 250 delightfullly entertaining illustrations, all beautifully printed.
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- It's all about charts.Pie chart, Bar chart and other charts.Nothing revolutionary.
It's all about charts.Pie chart, Bar chart and other charts.Nothing revolutionary.
It begs to be re-written with the modern needs. After the computer revolution, everyone knows how to use charts.It now needs to focus on what we can do with the today's tools like Adobe Illustrator or Photoshop.No, not the tutorial of using them, but a simplified way to convey exact information or impression, as that was the focus of the book.
Unfortunately, it focused too much on ... Read More
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- Illustrated History of Good & Bad Data Graphics, with Guidelines for Great Graphics.
Statistician Edward R. Tufte makes a case for data graphics as respectable tools for representing and understanding data, not dumbed-down pictures for unsophisticated audiences in "The Visual Display of Quantitative Data". Tufte lays out examples of good and bad graphics and presents a "practical theory of data graphics" which the author believes will produce clearer, more informative, and more pleasing graphics than are often seen in publication. Tufte advocates "the simultaneous presentation of words, ... Read More
Rating: - Tufte's first design book
The title might lead you to think that this is a dry book, of interest only to stuffy academics in statistics-heavy fields. It isn't. Yes, people in those fields should read the book, and the world would be a better place if they'd do so before foisting their graphs on the rest of us. But this book should be enjoyed by everyone with an interest in graphic design, including artists and web designers.
I would recommend reading Tufte's entire "tetralogy" in order, starting with this one, followed ... Read More
Rating: - Excellent book!
Highly recommended! This book has been extremely important for understanding the way quantitative information should be displayed.
One of the best books I have ever read.
Rating: - Required reading, yet fun!
This gorgeous, entertaining, and fantastically helpful book needs to be required reading for all students and practitioners of science and engineering.Read it!Never again will you dare concoct an illegible chart or a nonsensical table, and you will learn about many other techniques for usefully displaying information.
- It's all about charts.Pie chart, Bar chart and other charts.Nothing revolutionary.It's all about charts.Pie chart, Bar chart and other charts.Nothing revolutionary.
It begs to be re-written with the modern needs. After the computer revolution, everyone knows how to use charts.It now needs to focus on what we can do with the today's tools like Adobe Illustrator or Photoshop.No, not the tutorial of using them, but a simplified way to convey exact information or impression, as that was the focus of the book.
Unfortunately, it focused too much on ... Read More
- Illustrated History of Good & Bad Data Graphics, with Guidelines for Great Graphics.Statistician Edward R. Tufte makes a case for data graphics as respectable tools for representing and understanding data, not dumbed-down pictures for unsophisticated audiences in "The Visual Display of Quantitative Data". Tufte lays out examples of good and bad graphics and presents a "practical theory of data graphics" which the author believes will produce clearer, more informative, and more pleasing graphics than are often seen in publication. Tufte advocates "the simultaneous presentation of words, ... Read More
- Tufte's first design bookThe title might lead you to think that this is a dry book, of interest only to stuffy academics in statistics-heavy fields. It isn't. Yes, people in those fields should read the book, and the world would be a better place if they'd do so before foisting their graphs on the rest of us. But this book should be enjoyed by everyone with an interest in graphic design, including artists and web designers.
I would recommend reading Tufte's entire "tetralogy" in order, starting with this one, followed ... Read More
- Excellent book!Highly recommended! This book has been extremely important for understanding the way quantitative information should be displayed.
One of the best books I have ever read.
- Required reading, yet fun!This gorgeous, entertaining, and fantastically helpful book needs to be required reading for all students and practitioners of science and engineering.Read it!Never again will you dare concoct an illegible chart or a nonsensical table, and you will learn about many other techniques for usefully displaying information.
