Visual Explanations: Images and Quantities , Evidence and Narrative 
Edward R. Tufte
Graphics Press
English
Hardcover
158 Pages
259X216mm
1997
ISBN 9781930824157
Visual Explanations: Images and Quantities, Evidence and Narrative is about pictures of verbs, the representation of mechanism and motion, process and dynamics, causes and effects, explanation and narrative. Practical applications and examples include statistical graphics, charts for making important decisions in engineering and medicine, technical manuals, diagrams, design of computer interfaces and websites and on-line manuals, animations and scientific visualizations, techniques for talks, and design strategies for enhancing the rate of information transfer in print, presentations, and computer screens. The use of visual evidence in deciding to launch the space shuttle Challenger is discussed in careful detail. Video snapshots show redesigns of a supercomputer animation of a thunderstorm. The book is designed and printed to the highest standards, with luscious color throughout and four built-in flaps for showing motion and before/after effects.
About the artist:
Edward Rolf Tufte (born March 14, 1942) is an American statistician and professor emeritus of political science, statistics, and computer science at Yale University. He is noted for his writings on information design and as a pioneer in the field of data visualisation. He wrote, designed, and self-published 4 classic books on data visualization. The New York Timesdescribed ET as the “Leonardo da Vinci of data,” and Bloomberg as the “Galileo of graphics.” He is now writing a book/film The Thinking Eye and constructing a 234-acre tree farm and sculpture park in northwest Connecticut, which will show his artworks and remain open space in perpetuity. He founded Graphics Press, ET Modern gallery/studio, and Hogpen Hill Farms LLC.
edwardtufte.com
About the publisher:
Graphics Press is based out of Cheshire, United States and was established by Edward R. Tufte himself. Graphics Press, L.L.C. was founded in 1984. The company’s line of business includes publishing and printing books and pamphlets.
