Tufte, Edward R., 1942-
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1942
Biographical / Historical
Ph.D. in political science, Yale Univ.
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
The Work of Edward Tufte and Graphics Press[CR]The Work of Edward Tufte and Graphics Press / Tufte, Edward R.., 2010
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Identifier: CC-58981-10002171
Trouble in "Flatland," or, the Was Against Confusion / Bruckner, D.J.R.; Tufte E., 1990
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Identifier: CC-22647-23078
Scope and Contents
Edward R. Tufte's book "Envisioning Information," the subject of the review, is held by the Sackner Archive. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Dates:
1990
Visual Explanations / Tufte, Edward R. ; Bragdon C ; Cornell J ; Danto A ; Friedman M ; Ives N ; Klucis G ; Lichtenstein R ; Lissitzky E ; Malevich K ; Marcus A ; Morison S ; Poggi C ; Rushdie S ; Shattuck R ; Tansey M ; Wilmarth C., 1997
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Identifier: CC-28352-29533
Scope and Contents
In the introduction, Tufte characterizes his three books on information design as follows. The Visual Display of Quantitative Information is about pictures of numbers, i.e., depicting data and statistics. Envisioning Information is about pictures of nouns and visual strategies for design. Visual Explanations is about pictures of verbs, the representation of mechanism and motion, of process and dynamics, of causes and effects, of explanation and narrative. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.
Dates:
1997