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Envisioning Information

Envisioning Information

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Author: Edward R. Tufte
Publisher: Graphics Press
Category: Book

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Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars 51 reviews
Sales Rank: 3445

Media: Hardcover
Pages: 126
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.7
Dimensions (in): 10.7 x 8.8 x 0.6

ISBN: 0961392118
Dewey Decimal Number: 302.23
EAN: 9780961392116
ASIN: 0961392118

Publication Date: May 1990
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Condition: **Hardcover book with dust jacket is very clean and beautiful inside with minor edge-wear of DJ .... We process orders daily usually within 24 hours , update the order status with confirmation tracking number.

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Editorial Reviews:

Amazon.com Review
A remarkable range of examples for the idea of visual thinking, with beautifully printed pages. A real treat for all who reason and learn by means of images. -- Rudolf Arnheim


Customer Reviews:   Read 10 more reviews...

5 out of 5 stars Envisioning Information   October 9, 2008
Maria Steinhagen
Book is in good condition, shipped quickly. I am very satisfied with this process and result.


5 out of 5 stars Portable affordable art   August 20, 2008
Todd Stockslager (Raleigh, NC)
Tufte follows up his debut classic with an even more beautiful piece of graphic art disguised as a guide to ways to display three (and more) dimensions on a flat surface.

While even more beautifully crafted than The Visual Display of Quantitative Information, 2nd edition, it has less in the way of practical guidance. Tufte's principle here can be reduced to this far-reaching but not so simply-implemented statement: increase the resolution of "flatland" (paper or computer screen) to show more data to increase clarity.

As usual, the principle is lavishly illustrated with beautifully-reproduced examples of good and bad ways of envisioning information. In fact, I have found Tufte's principle and illustrations are useful ways of thinking about how to improve my own graphics, but I find my ability to implement them frustrated by the limitations of the design tools I use most: Excel, PowerPoint, Project, Word, wikis. That is a negative reflection on the tools, not on Tufte.

In any case, enjoy Tufte's books now for the portable affordable art that they are, and hope for the tools to catch up soon.



3 out of 5 stars A very good resource   June 30, 2008
Jos Pols
Nutshell review - This is a beautiful resource on presenting information in a myriad of ways with many examples of good and bad design. Beautifully illustrated.


5 out of 5 stars A Continually Rewarding Gem   June 15, 2008
Jonathan Kroner (Miami, USA)
Every time I go back to this book I get something more out of it. Over the past 10 years I've been through my copy a couple of dozen times. If communicating information is important to you, you should take a look at this classic.


4 out of 5 stars It's a good book   April 17, 2008
T.R. (There's no place, like this place, anywhere near this place, so this must be the place, CA USA)
This is my 3rd favorite of Tufte's books after Visual Display and Visual Explanations, but it would be a good addition for any Tufte collection and still contains useful info.



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