The Visual Display of Quantitative Information

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• The Visual Display of Quantitative Information

  The Visual Display of Quantitative Information is a recognised classic on statistical graphics; to the 1983 original, this edition adds some additional graphics, extra colour, and corrections. It is a broad-ranging work, covering history, theory and ... (read full critics)

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  I prefer his second book (which has less talk and more demonstrations of design), but the section herein where Tufte redesigns some very common displays is great – a strong demonstration of how far you can go with minimalism.

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• Section 1 [return]Graphic design / Information design / Visual identity

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  Beautiful and illuminating.

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• English Books
• Hardcover 197 Pages
• Edition: 2
• ISBN-10: 0961392142
• ISBN-13: 9780961392147
• Publisher: Graphics Press
• Pub date: May 01, 2001
• Dimensions: 1742 mm x 1419 mm x 129 mm Just how big is that?

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