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A Quote From Edward Tufte

In Weblog on 17 August 2008 tagged , , , , with 3 comments

Edward Tufte, October 27, 2006:

"In choosing templates for workaday graphical productions, it is worthwhile to look for excellent, conventional templates. Conventional templates immediately solve a lot of graphical reading problems for the viewer of the display. But the classics are often classics because they are off-the wall, unconventional, idiosyncratic, one-off, brilliant, historically original performances. Tinkering with Minard's Napoleon's March is no better than an artist tinkering with Picasso's Guernica."

— Ask E.T. Museum Visits


3 Comments

We’re still the drinking the Kool-Aid, aren’t we?

Posted by Ben on 19 August 2008 @ 1am

Think of the kool-aid more like an ingredient in a big inspirational pie. You’ll hardly taste it.

Posted by TomC on 19 August 2008 @ 9pm

Hello-

Have you seen FYI Visual yet? This data visualization technology was originally created in 1989 as GIFIC.

http://www.fyicorp.com

Thanks,
Kim Lesser

Posted by Kim Lesser on 6 October 2008 @ 9am

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