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The Visual Display of Quantitative Information (Hardcover)

by Edward R. Tufte (Author)
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  • Hardcover: 197 pages
  • Publisher: Graphics Press USA; 2 edition (31 Jan 2001)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0961392142
  • ISBN-13: 978-0961392147
  • Product Dimensions: 27.9 x 23.1 x 3.3 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (25 customer reviews)
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The first edition of Tufte's now classic text on the design of statistical graphics was published in 1983. Tufte published it himself with the help of a second mortgage in order to have complete control over the book's design, which he wanted to reflect the intellectual principles put forth in its c

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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Read it, before you make a really bad mistake., 7 Dec 2001
This book should be a compulsory read for all graphic designers dealing with data visualisation.

The clearly focused chapters, all with superb illustrations, take the reader through some of the best and worst graphics and charts ever printed, with Tufte providing crystalline insights and techniques that will stick in your mind and make your own work better.

Whilst this book deals only with printed graphics, I think that the lessons learned are even more valuable as a foundation for interactive media designers. With the added dimensions of time and user involvement comes the potential to commit far worse design-crimes than many of the examples laid bare in this book!

Like I said: Read it before you make a really bad mistake!

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5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful examples of how to present information, 2 Feb 1998
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This is the first of Edward Tufte's brilliant trilogy on how information should be displayed. The Visual Display of Quantitative Information is about pictures of numbers. Envisioning Information is about picturing nouns. Visual Explanations is about picturing verbs. All three are beautiful artefacts in their own right, encapsulating the author's ideas in the actual production of the book. Each is crammed with examples of good and bad practice over the past centuries.
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15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Professor Tufte writes simply excellent books., 17 Jan 2002
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These books appeal on so many levels. They are informative, interesting and entertaining. Beautifully produced and very well written. One hardly notices one is being educated.
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