Visual Explanations
Ratings11
Average rating4.2
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Ratings11
Average rating4.2
Jacket design: Dmitry Krasny.
Other artwork by Bonnie Scranton, Dmitry Krasny, and Weilin Wu.
Few would disagree: Life in the information age can be overwhelming. Through computers, the Internet, the media, and even our daily newspapers, we are awash in a seemingly endless stream of charts, maps, infographics, diagrams, and data. Visual Explanations is a navigational guide through this turbulent sea of information. The book is an essential reference for anyone involved in graphic, web, or multimedia design, as well as for educators and lecturers who use graphics in presentations or classes.
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Good design saves lives. I tell people about Tufte's redesign of the Challenger disaster data to describe the highest purpose of graphic design. Tell it to those who say, “Make it look pretty.” The Challenger was a tragedy that could've been averted. O-rings break down at low temps, and it was cold when it launched, and so it launched and blew up.
The scientists who tried to prevent the launch of the Challenger presented NASA with a tome of data and tables and words that should've been clearly presented with a simple graph.
