 |
Beautiful Evidence View Larger Image | Edward R. Tufte
Graphics Press, Hardcover, Published July 2006, 213 pages, ISBN 0961392177 | List Price: $52.00
Our Price: $40.50
You Save: $11.50 (22% Off)
| | | Availability: In-Stock |
Be the First to Write a Review and tell the world about this title!People who purchase this book frequently purchase: - The Visual Display of Quantitative Information, 2nd Edition; Edward R. Tufte, $31.50, 21% Off!
- Envisioning Information; Edward R. Tufte, $36.95, 23% Off!
- Solaris Performance and Tools: DTrace and MDB Techniques for Solaris 10 and OpenSolaris; Richard McDougall, et al, $38.25, 30% Off!
- Beautiful Code: Leading Programmers Explain How They Think; Andy Oram, et al, $36.95, 18% Off!
Books on similar topics, in best-seller order:Books from the same publisher, in best-seller order:
"The Leonardo da Vinci of data."
- The New York Times
About the Author
Edward Tufte has written seven books, including Visual Explanations, Envisioning
Information, The Visual Display of Quantitative Information, and Data Analysis
for Politics and Policy. He writes, designs, and self-publishes his books on
analytical design, which have received more than 40 awards for content and design.
He is Professor Emeritus at Yale University, where he taught courses in statistical
evidence, information design, and interface design. His current work includes
landscape sculpture, printmaking, video and a new book.
Book Contents
Mapped Pictures: Images as Evidence and Explanation 12
Sparklines: Intense, Simple, Word-Sized Graphics 46
Links and Causal Arrows: Ambiguity in Action 64
Words, Numbers, Images -- Together 82
The Fundamental Principles of Analytical Design 122
Corruption in Evidence Presentations: A Consumer's Guide to Effects without
Causes,
Cherry Picking, Overreaching, Chartjunk, and the Rage to Conclude 140
The Cognitive Style of PowerPoint: Pitching Out Corrupts Within 156
Sculptural Pedestals: Meaning, Practice, Depedestalization 186
Landscape Sculptures 196
|
|
