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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- Life Changing and Beautiful
It is rare that a supposedly technical book really changes a reader's life.I can say, though, that after reading Tufte's books, my life is not the same.The complaints of the detracting reviewers are baseless if you understand the nature of this book.This book is the groundworks of a theory of seeing, of communicating through images.It is by no means a new theory.Throughout human history man has communicated through history.But Tufte shows with unparalleled visual eloquence what makes ... Read More
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- Very nice book
Tufte's book is a very fine book on data graphics.
Although this book gives a lot of simple advice on how to effectively communicate quantitative information, it is not just a recipe-like book, as it also makes you think about a data graphic as something that is telling a story with numbers.
Beware that not all advice given is easily applied using common office suites. This is by no means a problem with the book, it is just that the text is not at all software-oriented. ... Read More
Rating: - Masterpiece of graphic design proves timeless and universal
I returned to Tufte's first classic book of graphic design principles over 20 years after first discovering it.At the time, I was the corporate librarian for a major electric utility, and the explosion in the organization and creation of information by individuals with new personal-computer hardware and software was just beginning (I had an IBM PC-XT with 640Kb of RAM and two 360k floppies--no hard drive).
Now, I wondered, aside from the masterpiece of graphic design that "Visual Display" ... Read More
Rating: - Easy and fun to read
I was able to read this fairly quickly. (stealing a few hours here and there at work).
Although I did not find any direct solutions to my current problems - it definitely opened my imagination to consider new possibilities.
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- The Ups and Downs of Tufte's Book
It definitely was interesting and educational to read and see Tufte's presentation on Visual Dispaly of Quantitative Information. He illustrates the good, the bad, and the ugly of graphic displays over the centuries. However, I was hoping to see more examples of current computer graphics that should be emulated in this edition instead of terse comments and skeletal constructs in this area.
- Life Changing and BeautifulIt is rare that a supposedly technical book really changes a reader's life.I can say, though, that after reading Tufte's books, my life is not the same.The complaints of the detracting reviewers are baseless if you understand the nature of this book.This book is the groundworks of a theory of seeing, of communicating through images.It is by no means a new theory.Throughout human history man has communicated through history.But Tufte shows with unparalleled visual eloquence what makes ... Read More
- Very nice bookTufte's book is a very fine book on data graphics.
Although this book gives a lot of simple advice on how to effectively communicate quantitative information, it is not just a recipe-like book, as it also makes you think about a data graphic as something that is telling a story with numbers.
Beware that not all advice given is easily applied using common office suites. This is by no means a problem with the book, it is just that the text is not at all software-oriented. ... Read More
- Masterpiece of graphic design proves timeless and universalI returned to Tufte's first classic book of graphic design principles over 20 years after first discovering it.At the time, I was the corporate librarian for a major electric utility, and the explosion in the organization and creation of information by individuals with new personal-computer hardware and software was just beginning (I had an IBM PC-XT with 640Kb of RAM and two 360k floppies--no hard drive).
Now, I wondered, aside from the masterpiece of graphic design that "Visual Display" ... Read More
- Easy and fun to readI was able to read this fairly quickly. (stealing a few hours here and there at work).
Although I did not find any direct solutions to my current problems - it definitely opened my imagination to consider new possibilities.
- The Ups and Downs of Tufte's BookIt definitely was interesting and educational to read and see Tufte's presentation on Visual Dispaly of Quantitative Information. He illustrates the good, the bad, and the ugly of graphic displays over the centuries. However, I was hoping to see more examples of current computer graphics that should be emulated in this edition instead of terse comments and skeletal constructs in this area.
