Envisioning Information
by Tufte, Edward R
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- Fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fine/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0961392118
- ISBN 13
- 9780961392116
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About This Item
Cheshire, CT: Graphics Press, 1990. Cloth, 126 pages, illustrations (some colour); 28 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Dust jacket, with light shelfwear, protected in a mylar cover. OVERSIZE! No priority/air, except by special arrangement. "This book celebrates escapes from the flatlands of both paper and computer screen, showing superb displays of high-dimensional complex data. The most design-oriented of Edward Tufte's books, Envisioning Information shows maps, charts, scientific presentations, diagrams, computer interfaces, statistical graphics and tables, stereo photographs, guidebooks, courtroom exhibits, timetables, use of color, a pop-up, and many other wonderful displays of information. The book provides practical advice about how to explain complex material by visual means, with extraordinary examples to illustrate the fundamental principles of information displays. Topics include escaping flatland, color and information, micro/macro designs, layering and separation, small multiples, and narratives. Winner of 17 awards for design and content. 400 illustrations with exquisite 6- to 12-color printing throughout. Highest quality design and production. / Edward Tufte has written seven books, including Visual Explanations, Envisioning Information, The Visual Display of Quantitative Information, and Data Analysis for Politics and Policy. He writes, designs, and self-publishes his books on analytical design, which have received more than 40 awards for content and design. He is Professor Emeritus at Yale University, where he taught courses in statistical evidence, information design, and interface design. His current work includes landscape sculpture, printmaking, video and a new book." - Publisher.. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. 4to.
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- Bookseller
- LEFT COAST BOOKS (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 124812
- Title
- Envisioning Information
- Author
- Tufte, Edward R
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0961392118
- ISBN 13
- 9780961392116
- Publisher
- Graphics Press
- Place of Publication
- Cheshire, CT
- Date Published
- 1990
- Size
- 4to
- Bookseller catalogs
- American / 6. Late Modern, 1945-1999; Architecture / Design & Drafting; Design / Graphic;
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