Notebooks & Sketches

At this moderated forum, I will answer questions dealing with information design. Others can then extend the discussion. I will try to answer questions that have general interest or where I have something to say. Not all questions will be answered, usually because I don’t know the answer.

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“Wonderful Data Visualization” Edward Tufte Keynote talk to China Visualization and Visual Analytics Conference (ChinaVis)
“Wonderful Data Visualization” Edward Tufte Keynote talk to China Visualization and Visual Analytics Conference (ChinaVis) by Edward Tufte E.T. 0 Comments Aug 4, 2022
Edward Tufte presentation method caused Jeff Bezos, Amazon, AWS to throw out PowerPoint
Edward Tufte presentation method caused Jeff Bezos, Amazon, AWS to throw out PowerPoint by Edward Tufte E.T. 0 Comments Apr 26, 2022
Visual Display of Quantitative Information: First Sketches
Visual Display of Quantitative Information: First Sketches by Edward Tufte E.T. 0 Comments Nov 25, 2020
If most medical research is false, then what about research-on-research?
If most medical research is false, then what about research-on-research? by Edward Tufte E.T. 0 Comments Jul 16, 2019
Practical Advice for Medical Patients
Practical Advice for Medical Patients by Edward Tufte E.T., Science 0 Comments Jan 28, 2019
Displaying estimates +/- error, confidence bounds
Displaying estimates +/- error, confidence bounds by Edward Tufte E.T. 0 Comments Mar 9, 2017
The crisis in data analysis: most published studies are false
The crisis in data analysis: most published studies are false by Edward Tufte E.T. 0 Comments Nov 15, 2016
Sparklines History by Tufte: 1324 to now
Sparklines History by Tufte: 1324 to now by Edward Tufte E.T. 0 Comments Sep 22, 2016
Edward Tufte course review: “Best one-day course your company can send you to”
Edward Tufte course review: “Best one-day course your company can send you to” by Staff 0 Comments Aug 15, 2016
Edward Tufte course review: “One visionary day” WIRED
Edward Tufte course review: “One visionary day” WIRED by staff 1 Comments Aug 10, 2016
Edward Tufte course reviews: 27 reviews of Tufte one-day class
Edward Tufte course reviews: 27 reviews of Tufte one-day class by Tufte course reviews 1 Comments Aug 9, 2016
Sentences off the Grid
Sentences off the Grid by Edward Tufte Art, E.T., Science 1 Comments May 17, 2016
Maya Lin, Women’s Table at Yale University, and ET
Maya Lin, Women’s Table at Yale University, and ET by Edward Tufte E.T. 0 Comments Mar 9, 2016
Are diagrams the metaphor for Cubism?
Are diagrams the metaphor for Cubism? by Edward Tufte E.T. 0 Comments Mar 1, 2016
First known statistical graphic
First known statistical graphic by Edward Tufte E.T. 0 Comments Feb 22, 2016
Time-series that move through XY space
Time-series that move through XY space by Edward Tufte E.T. 1 Comments Feb 18, 2016
Two- and Three-Dimensional Sentences
Two- and Three-Dimensional Sentences by Edward Tufte E.T. 0 Comments Feb 16, 2016
Image Quilts
Image Quilts by Edward Tufte E.T. 1 Comments Sep 20, 2015
Goldberg and Design Variations
Goldberg and Design Variations by Edward Tufte E.T., Science 2 Comments Aug 25, 2015
Table and timetable design and typography
Table and timetable design and typography by Edward Tufte E.T., Science 1 Comments Aug 21, 2015
Overlapping data graphics to make comparisons
Overlapping data graphics to make comparisons by Edward Tufte E.T., Science 1 Comments Jun 2, 2015
Chartjunk
Chartjunk by Edward Tufte E.T., Science 0 Comments Jan 29, 2015
Consulting stories
Consulting stories by Edward Tufte E.T. 0 Comments Nov 10, 2014
Hogpen Hill Farms LLC: Architectural evergreens and ornamental grasses
Hogpen Hill Farms LLC: Architectural evergreens and ornamental grasses by Edward Tufte Art, E.T. 0 Comments Oct 30, 2014
On the Edge, At the Margin: Contours, Surrounds, Frames
On the Edge, At the Margin: Contours, Surrounds, Frames by Edward Tufte E.T. 0 Comments Sep 13, 2014
Graphical timetables
Graphical timetables by Edward Tufte E.T., Science 2 Comments Jun 10, 2014
Boxplots data test
Boxplots data test by Edward Tufte E.T. 5 Comments Jan 16, 2014
Design review: Improving a good news graphic
Design review: Improving a good news graphic by Edward Tufte E.T. 0 Comments Jan 14, 2014
Design of walking maps, indoors and outdoors
Design of walking maps, indoors and outdoors by Edward Tufte Art, E.T., Science 0 Comments Nov 12, 2013
Image data quilts: our new website
Image data quilts: our new website by Edward Tufte Art, E.T., Science 1 Comments Sep 11, 2013
Making better inferences from statistical graphics Edward Tufte
Making better inferences from statistical graphics Edward Tufte by Edward Tufte E.T., Science 2 Comments Sep 1, 2013
Stonespace and Airspace = Lacy Stone Walls
Stonespace and Airspace = Lacy Stone Walls by Edward Tufte Art, E.T. 2 Comments Aug 7, 2013
Flowing Steel Confections
Flowing Steel Confections by Edward Tufte Art, E.T. 1 Comments Jul 20, 2013
Maps moving in time: a standard of excellence for data displays
Maps moving in time: a standard of excellence for data displays by Edward Tufte E.T., Science 11 Comments Jun 11, 2013
John Tukey, classic paper on statistical graphics
John Tukey, classic paper on statistical graphics by Edward Tufte E.T. 0 Comments Feb 21, 2013
Hogpen Hill Farms artworks
Hogpen Hill Farms artworks by Edward Tufte Art, E.T. 0 Comments Feb 13, 2013
Fitting simple multivariate models
Fitting simple multivariate models by Edward Tufte E.T., Science 0 Comments Jan 23, 2013
Ironstone artworks, torqued steel
Ironstone artworks, torqued steel by Edward Tufte Art, E.T., Sculpture 0 Comments Jan 20, 2013
Two-variable linear regression
Two-variable linear regression by Edward Tufte E.T., Science 0 Comments Jan 14, 2013
Predictions and projections: some issues of research design
Predictions and projections: some issues of research design by Edward Tufte E.T., Science 0 Comments Jan 10, 2013
The meaning of “pessimal”
The meaning of “pessimal” by Edward Tufte E.T., Science 3 Comments Jan 7, 2013
Megaliths, Continuous and Silent, Stuctures of Unknown Significance
Megaliths, Continuous and Silent, Stuctures of Unknown Significance by Edward Tufte Art, E.T., Sculpture 0 Comments Jan 3, 2013
Rocket Science 3: Airstream Interplanetary Explorer
Rocket Science 3: Airstream Interplanetary Explorer by Edward Tufte Art, E.T., Science, Sculpture 0 Comments Jan 2, 2013
Fitting models to data
Fitting models to data by Edward Tufte E.T., Science 0 Comments Dec 26, 2012
Taking logarithms in statistical data
Taking logarithms in statistical data by Edward Tufte E.T., Science 1 Comments Nov 28, 2012
Open space creation
Open space creation by Edward Tufte E.T. 0 Comments Nov 1, 2012
Jakob Nielsen’s review of amazon’s Fire
Jakob Nielsen’s review of amazon’s Fire by Edward Tufte E.T. 4 Comments Dec 13, 2011
Touchscreens have no hand
Touchscreens have no hand by Edward Tufte E.T., Science 6 Comments Nov 9, 2011
Ace and Porta do multimedia
Ace and Porta do multimedia by Edward Tufte Art, E.T., Sculpture 3 Comments Nov 1, 2011
Shadows
Shadows by Edward Tufte E.T., Science 3 Comments Nov 1, 2011
Sculptures in the October storm
Sculptures in the October storm by Edward Tufte E.T. 1 Comments Nov 1, 2011
The US Patent and Trademark Office creates a really stupid interface
The US Patent and Trademark Office creates a really stupid interface by Edward Tufte E.T. 3 Comments Oct 14, 2011
Philosophical Diamond Signs
Philosophical Diamond Signs by Edward Tufte Art, E.T., Sculpture 23 Comments Oct 13, 2011
Masks Quartet, 2011
Masks Quartet, 2011 by Edward Tufte Art, E.T., Sculpture 0 Comments Sep 27, 2011
Feynman Diagrams, Edward Tufte sculptures and exhibits
Feynman Diagrams, Edward Tufte sculptures and exhibits by Edward Tufte Art, E.T., Science, Sculpture 4 Comments Aug 25, 2011
Sparkline > Steve Jobs > Andy Warhol in Google results
Sparkline > Steve Jobs > Andy Warhol in Google results by Edward Tufte E.T., Science 3 Comments Jul 11, 2011
Slopegraphs for comparing gradients: Slopegraph theory and practice
Slopegraphs for comparing gradients: Slopegraph theory and practice by Edward Tufte E.T., Science 17 Comments Jun 1, 2011
ET Reviews Some Books
ET Reviews Some Books by Edward Tufte E.T. 0 Comments Apr 2, 2011
Classic articles on statistical thinking
Classic articles on statistical thinking by Edward Tufte E.T. 4 Comments Apr 2, 2011
The work of Charles Joseph Minard
The work of Charles Joseph Minard by Edward Tufte E.T. 6 Comments Apr 2, 2011
Graphical summaries for medical patients
Graphical summaries for medical patients by Edward Tufte E.T. 3 Comments Apr 2, 2011
Light painting, a brilliant technique
Light painting, a brilliant technique by Edward Tufte E.T. 0 Comments Mar 20, 2011
About ET: Edward Tufte interviews, biography, contact information
About ET: Edward Tufte interviews, biography, contact information by Edward Tufte E.T. 0 Comments Mar 19, 2011
Sculpture Forgings
Sculpture Forgings by Edward Tufte Art, E.T., Sculpture 1 Comments Mar 6, 2011
Christie’s auction of ET rare books: what’s going on
Christie’s auction of ET rare books: what’s going on by Edward Tufte E.T. 3 Comments Nov 12, 2010
Displays of movie-making techniques
Displays of movie-making techniques by Edward Tufte E.T. 4 Comments Jul 12, 2010
ET Modern
ET Modern by Edward Tufte E.T., Sculpture 15 Comments Jun 3, 2010
Statistics at the FDA
Statistics at the FDA by Edward Tufte E.T. 0 Comments Apr 15, 2010
Microsoft’s Courier digital journal (Courier cancelled, April 29, 2010)
Microsoft’s Courier digital journal (Courier cancelled, April 29, 2010) by Edward Tufte E.T. 8 Comments Mar 7, 2010
Windows Phone 7 Series (WP7S)
Windows Phone 7 Series (WP7S) by Edward Tufte E.T. 15 Comments Feb 17, 2010
Data displays for self-awareness
Data displays for self-awareness by Edward Tufte E.T. 15 Comments Feb 10, 2010
Solari train boards
Solari train boards by Edward Tufte E.T. 3 Comments Jan 3, 2010
12 Reviews, ET Art Exhibits
12 Reviews, ET Art Exhibits by Edward Tufte Art, E.T., Featured, Sculpture 9 Comments Dec 21, 2009
Edward Burtynsky: Oil
Edward Burtynsky: Oil by Edward Tufte E.T. 3 Comments Nov 25, 2009
ET show at George Champion Modern Shop
ET show at George Champion Modern Shop by Edward Tufte E.T., Sculpture 3 Comments Nov 19, 2009
Microsoft patent claim for “sparklines in the grid”
Microsoft patent claim for “sparklines in the grid” by Edward Tufte E.T. 48 Comments Nov 19, 2009
Whitney Museum: website redesign
Whitney Museum: website redesign by Edward Tufte E.T. 4 Comments Nov 13, 2009
T. S. Eliot connection
T. S. Eliot connection by Dennis Kear 3 Comments Nov 5, 2009
Claude Lévi-Strauss on pseudo-theory
Claude Lévi-Strauss on pseudo-theory by Edward Tufte E.T. 0 Comments Nov 4, 2009
Rocket Science #2 (Lunar Lander)
Rocket Science #2 (Lunar Lander) by Edward Tufte Art, E.T., Sculpture 2 Comments Jun 2, 2009
Microsoft’s CEO wants ET method of presentation, not PowerPoint
Microsoft’s CEO wants ET method of presentation, not PowerPoint by Edward Tufte E.T., Science 17 Comments May 18, 2009
Magritte’s Smile
Magritte’s Smile by Edward Tufte Art, E.T., Sculpture 5 Comments May 12, 2009
Telestrator–the electronic crayon
Telestrator–the electronic crayon by Edward Tufte E.T. 1 Comments Apr 23, 2009
The Drawing Center fax show: ET exhibits
The Drawing Center fax show: ET exhibits by Edward Tufte Art, E.T., Sculpture 5 Comments Apr 15, 2009
Describing and tracking stimulus projects totaling $787,000,000,000 on the internet: any ideas?
Describing and tracking stimulus projects totaling $787,000,000,000 on the internet: any ideas? by Edward Tufte E.T. 14 Comments Apr 12, 2009
Digital books (and how to put ET books on the iPad)
Digital books (and how to put ET books on the iPad) by Edward Tufte E.T. 24 Comments Mar 27, 2009
Abstract alley art
Abstract alley art by Edward Tufte Art, E.T. 5 Comments Mar 25, 2009
Excel’s statistical graphics
Excel’s statistical graphics by Edward Tufte E.T. 18 Comments Mar 21, 2009
Designing a museum sculpture garden: land, trees, artworks
Designing a museum sculpture garden: land, trees, artworks by Edward Tufte Art, E.T. 5 Comments Mar 9, 2009
Outdoor benches
Outdoor benches by Edward Tufte E.T. 1 Comments Mar 9, 2009
Financial data displays
Financial data displays by Edward Tufte E.T. 17 Comments Mar 4, 2009
ET work on iTunes (Podcast), YouTube, Vimeo
ET work on iTunes (Podcast), YouTube, Vimeo by Edward Tufte E.T. 3 Comments Dec 31, 2008
Slide show pan/zoom for museum computer screens: advice needed
Slide show pan/zoom for museum computer screens: advice needed by Edward Tufte E.T. 17 Comments Dec 30, 2008
Data mining coincidences: Bellwether electoral districts
Data mining coincidences: Bellwether electoral districts by Edward Tufte E.T. 2 Comments Dec 3, 2008
Rainbows and Moonbows
Rainbows and Moonbows by Edward Tufte E.T. 3 Comments Dec 1, 2008
Airspaces
Airspaces by Edward Tufte Art, E.T., Sculpture 2 Comments Nov 20, 2008
Election data displays
Election data displays by Edward Tufte E.T. 13 Comments Nov 4, 2008
Dog sculpture (Porta the Portuguese Water Dog)
Dog sculpture (Porta the Portuguese Water Dog) by Edward Tufte Art, E.T., Sculpture 4 Comments Oct 29, 2008
Distant assistants: real-time collaboration
Distant assistants: real-time collaboration by Edward Tufte E.T. 3 Comments Oct 16, 2008
Cartoon maps of ET books
Cartoon maps of ET books by Edward Tufte E.T. 0 Comments Oct 9, 2008
Scaling and scale models
Scaling and scale models by Edward Tufte E.T., Science 5 Comments Sep 8, 2008
Google Chrome platform
Google Chrome platform by Tchad 8 Comments Sep 3, 2008
BibliOdyssey: wonderful website about illustrations
BibliOdyssey: wonderful website about illustrations by Edward Tufte E.T. 0 Comments Aug 23, 2008
Seeing Around: New ET essay published
Seeing Around: New ET essay published by Edward Tufte Art, E.T., Sculpture 1 Comments Aug 12, 2008
Paradox sculptures
Paradox sculptures by Edward Tufte E.T., Sculpture 4 Comments Aug 12, 2008
Theater Museum artworks
Theater Museum artworks by Edward Tufte E.T., Sculpture 4 Comments Aug 11, 2008
Calendars and schedules
Calendars and schedules by Simon Shutter 6 Comments Jun 16, 2008
Geese taking flight (at 300 frames per second)
Geese taking flight (at 300 frames per second) by Edward Tufte Art, E.T., Science 4 Comments Jun 9, 2008
Gentle humor in design
Gentle humor in design by Edward Tufte E.T. 3 Comments Jun 3, 2008
Complex sculptural shapes
Complex sculptural shapes by Edward Tufte E.T., Sculpture 4 Comments Jun 2, 2008
Porta and the Birds (at 300 frames/second)
Porta and the Birds (at 300 frames/second) by Edward Tufte Art, E.T. 2 Comments Jun 2, 2008
See now . . . Words later
See now . . . Words later by Edward Tufte E.T. 7 Comments May 19, 2008
Early ET works: paintings, constructions
Early ET works: paintings, constructions by Edward Tufte E.T. 3 Comments Apr 21, 2008
Resolution and dimensional compression
Resolution and dimensional compression by Edward Tufte E.T. 3 Comments Apr 17, 2008
Flame Theater
Flame Theater by Edward Tufte Art, E.T., Sculpture 7 Comments Apr 6, 2008
714,032 pageviews by Microsoft IP number to our shopping cart in 3 days: what’s going on?
714,032 pageviews by Microsoft IP number to our shopping cart in 3 days: what’s going on? by Edward Tufte E.T. 9 Comments Mar 15, 2008
Tong Bird of Paradise
Tong Bird of Paradise by Edward Tufte Art, E.T., Sculpture 16 Comments Feb 18, 2008
Olafur Eliasson: Take Your Time
Olafur Eliasson: Take Your Time by Edward Tufte E.T. 2 Comments Feb 13, 2008
Open-Ended
Open-Ended by Edward Tufte E.T., Sculpture 3 Comments Feb 11, 2008
Elegant water drainage methods: Levi Plaza in San Francisco and elsewhere
Elegant water drainage methods: Levi Plaza in San Francisco and elsewhere by Edward Tufte E.T. 23 Comments Feb 6, 2008
Residing in spaceland: Johnny Chung Lee’s imaginative work
Residing in spaceland: Johnny Chung Lee’s imaginative work by Edward Tufte E.T. 2 Comments Feb 3, 2008
iPhone interface design
iPhone interface design by Edward Tufte E.T., Science 29 Comments Jan 21, 2008
Georgia O’Keeffe and Escaping Flatland
Georgia O’Keeffe and Escaping Flatland by Edward Tufte E.T., Sculpture 4 Comments Jan 9, 2008
Maintaining at least some privacy on the internet
Maintaining at least some privacy on the internet by Edward Tufte E.T. 11 Comments Dec 27, 2007
ZZ Smile (Zerlina’s Smile)
ZZ Smile (Zerlina’s Smile) by Edward Tufte Art, E.T., Sculpture 4 Comments Dec 20, 2007
Rocket Science
Rocket Science by Edward Tufte Art, E.T., Sculpture 9 Comments Nov 15, 2007
Buddha with Bird Nest: sculpture
Buddha with Bird Nest: sculpture by Edward Tufte Art, E.T., Sculpture 5 Comments Nov 7, 2007
Major show of ET artwork at The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum
Major show of ET artwork at The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum by Edward Tufte E.T. 1 Comments Oct 2, 2007
Sheep visit landscape sculpture
Sheep visit landscape sculpture by Edward Tufte Art, E.T. 1 Comments Oct 2, 2007
Skewed Machine
Skewed Machine by Edward Tufte Art, E.T., Sculpture 7 Comments Aug 21, 2007
Unusual maps
Unusual maps by Edward Tufte E.T. 51 Comments Aug 7, 2007
Megan Jaegerman’s brilliant news graphics
Megan Jaegerman’s brilliant news graphics by Edward Tufte E.T., Science 9 Comments Jun 28, 2007
Notebooks for Project 5
Notebooks for Project 5 by Edward Tufte E.T. 3 Comments Jun 21, 2007
Wavefields: intense animated data graphics
Wavefields: intense animated data graphics by Edward Tufte E.T., Science 14 Comments Jun 21, 2007
Multiplicity in visual experiences (ET presentation for a museum show)
Multiplicity in visual experiences (ET presentation for a museum show) by Edward Tufte E.T., Sculpture 1 Comments Jun 11, 2007
Water studies: light and motion
Water studies: light and motion by Edward Tufte E.T. 0 Comments May 29, 2007
Documentation sketches
Documentation sketches by Edward Tufte E.T. 9 Comments May 17, 2007
Steel sculptures
Steel sculptures by Edward Tufte E.T., Sculpture 0 Comments Apr 12, 2007
Dappled light
Dappled light by Edward Tufte E.T., Science 21 Comments Apr 10, 2007
Sculpture: Negative space studies
Sculpture: Negative space studies by Edward Tufte E.T., Sculpture 12 Comments Apr 6, 2007
David Hockney: Secret Knowledge
David Hockney: Secret Knowledge by Edward Tufte E.T. 10 Comments Mar 29, 2007
Experimental two-day course on July 12-13 in Palo Alto, California
Experimental two-day course on July 12-13 in Palo Alto, California by Edward Tufte E.T. 6 Comments Mar 27, 2007
Pine needles in the snow: physical and optical effects
Pine needles in the snow: physical and optical effects by Edward Tufte E.T. 18 Comments Mar 23, 2007
About ET: Esquire, New York Magazine, Stanford Magazine
About ET: Esquire, New York Magazine, Stanford Magazine by Edward Tufte E.T. 2 Comments Mar 22, 2007
ET Primitive Art
ET Primitive Art by Edward Tufte E.T. 2 Comments Mar 20, 2007
Survival vs. mortality results from cancer detection
Survival vs. mortality results from cancer detection by Edward Tufte E.T. 5 Comments Mar 13, 2007
Cleaning up Excel’s poshlust graphics
Cleaning up Excel’s poshlust graphics by Edward Tufte E.T. 31 Comments Mar 8, 2007
Table sculptures
Table sculptures by Edward Tufte Art, E.T., Sculpture 5 Comments Mar 8, 2007
ET talk at Harvard, February 21, 2007
ET talk at Harvard, February 21, 2007 by Edward Tufte E.T. 3 Comments Feb 16, 2007
Richard Feynman’s “Nature cannot be fooled”
Richard Feynman’s “Nature cannot be fooled” by Edward Tufte E.T., Science 8 Comments Feb 5, 2007
Ryszard Kapuscinski
Ryszard Kapuscinski by Edward Tufte E.T. 6 Comments Jan 25, 2007
Stainless steel images: anisotropic calligraphy
Stainless steel images: anisotropic calligraphy by Edward Tufte Art, E.T., Sculpture 37 Comments Jan 22, 2007
Punctuation typography
Punctuation typography by Edward Tufte E.T. 52 Comments Jan 21, 2007
Images as logos
Images as logos by Edward Tufte E.T. 8 Comments Jan 11, 2007
Showing 3D measurement scales in 2D images (including astronomical pictures)
Showing 3D measurement scales in 2D images (including astronomical pictures) by Edward Tufte E.T. 26 Comments Dec 28, 2006
Multiple exposure experiments
Multiple exposure experiments by Edward Tufte E.T. 3 Comments Dec 26, 2006
Bouquet sculpture series–and Walking, Seeing, Constructing
Bouquet sculpture series–and Walking, Seeing, Constructing by Edward Tufte Art, E.T., Sculpture 7 Comments Dec 21, 2006
Advice for effective analytical reasoning
Advice for effective analytical reasoning by Edward Tufte E.T., Science 68 Comments Dec 17, 2006
Evidence blocking: secrets, censorship, and cover-ups as threats to learning the truth
Evidence blocking: secrets, censorship, and cover-ups as threats to learning the truth by Edward Tufte E.T. 3 Comments Nov 30, 2006
Intolerance of free speech at colleges
Intolerance of free speech at colleges by Edward Tufte E.T. 1 Comments Nov 12, 2006
Grand truths about human behavior
Grand truths about human behavior by Edward Tufte E.T., Science 55 Comments Nov 10, 2006
Plagiarism detection in PowerPoint presentations
Plagiarism detection in PowerPoint presentations by Edward Tufte E.T., Science 33 Comments Oct 24, 2006
YouTube as an arts performance encyclopedia
YouTube as an arts performance encyclopedia by Edward Tufte E.T. 4 Comments Oct 16, 2006
Scientific visualization: evidence and/or fireworks
Scientific visualization: evidence and/or fireworks by Edward Tufte E.T. 15 Comments Sep 28, 2006
Art Theorists Speak Out Cartoonishly
Art Theorists Speak Out Cartoonishly by Edward Tufte Art, E.T. 5 Comments Sep 27, 2006
Forecasting oil resources
Forecasting oil resources by Edward Tufte E.T. 5 Comments Sep 25, 2006
“Public art”
“Public art” by Edward Tufte E.T. 7 Comments Sep 11, 2006
Metaphors, analogies, thought mappings
Metaphors, analogies, thought mappings by Edward Tufte E.T. 19 Comments Sep 10, 2006
Evidence presentations: At the leading edge of serious practice
Evidence presentations: At the leading edge of serious practice by Edward Tufte E.T. 10 Comments Sep 6, 2006
Organized stones in nature and architecture (puzzle stones)
Organized stones in nature and architecture (puzzle stones) by Edward Tufte E.T. 6 Comments Aug 31, 2006
Measuring website traffic
Measuring website traffic by Edward Tufte E.T. 9 Comments Aug 29, 2006
Lists: design and construction, by Edward Tufte
Lists: design and construction, by Edward Tufte by Edward Tufte E.T., Science 14 Comments Aug 28, 2006
Hogpen Hill #1: sculpture installed August 2006
Hogpen Hill #1: sculpture installed August 2006 by Edward Tufte Art, E.T., Sculpture 7 Comments Aug 28, 2006
Lousy PowerPoint presentations: The fault of PP users?
Lousy PowerPoint presentations: The fault of PP users? by Edward Tufte E.T., Science 3 Comments Aug 21, 2006
The Vitality of Mythical Numbers
The Vitality of Mythical Numbers by Edward Tufte E.T. 14 Comments Aug 16, 2006
Escaping Flatland sculptures
Escaping Flatland sculptures by Edward Tufte E.T., Sculpture 6 Comments Aug 16, 2006
Bird Books
Bird Books by Edward Tufte E.T. 1 Comments Aug 8, 2006
The print clock: a method for dating early books and prints
The print clock: a method for dating early books and prints by Edward Tufte E.T. 0 Comments Aug 1, 2006
Airport maps and runway incursions
Airport maps and runway incursions by Edward Tufte E.T., Science 59 Comments Jul 31, 2006
Retina communicates to brain at 10 million bits per second: Implications for evidence displays?
Retina communicates to brain at 10 million bits per second: Implications for evidence displays? by Edward Tufte E.T. 20 Comments Jul 26, 2006
Popular Music: The Classic Graphic by Reebee Garofalo
Popular Music: The Classic Graphic by Reebee Garofalo by Edward Tufte E.T. 13 Comments Jul 25, 2006
Music videos with information design material
Music videos with information design material by Edward Tufte E.T. 9 Comments Jul 16, 2006
Petals 1-3
Petals 1-3 by Edward Tufte E.T., Sculpture 9 Comments Jun 21, 2006
Jean Tinguely: Water-machines sculpture, sprinklers gone wild
Jean Tinguely: Water-machines sculpture, sprinklers gone wild by Edward Tufte E.T. 2 Comments Jun 21, 2006
A visit to John Snow’s cholera-infected waterpump in London
A visit to John Snow’s cholera-infected waterpump in London by Edward Tufte E.T. 4 Comments Jun 19, 2006
Towers: a new memorial for 9/11
Towers: a new memorial for 9/11 by Edward Tufte E.T., Sculpture 10 Comments Jun 8, 2006
Dear Leader I: landscape sculpture May 2006
Dear Leader I: landscape sculpture May 2006 by Edward Tufte Art, E.T., Sculpture 13 Comments Jun 1, 2006
Excessively hierarchical organization of information
Excessively hierarchical organization of information by Edward Tufte E.T. 4 Comments May 21, 2006
Midterm congressional elections: ET papers
Midterm congressional elections: ET papers by Edward Tufte E.T. 13 Comments May 9, 2006
Horizons, vistas, and skylines
Horizons, vistas, and skylines by Edward Tufte Art, E.T. 33 Comments Mar 27, 2006
Museum visits
Museum visits by Edward Tufte E.T. 8 Comments Mar 20, 2006
How to discover asteroid impacts
How to discover asteroid impacts by Edward Tufte E.T. 1 Comments Mar 11, 2006
Interfacing with voice mail menu systems vs. humans
Interfacing with voice mail menu systems vs. humans by Edward Tufte E.T. 9 Comments Feb 26, 2006
Artful Sentences: Syntax as Style by Virginia Tufte now published!
Artful Sentences: Syntax as Style by Virginia Tufte now published! by Edward Tufte E.T. 4 Comments Feb 23, 2006
Mass production of high-resolution digital prints–help needed
Mass production of high-resolution digital prints–help needed by Edward Tufte E.T. 7 Comments Feb 19, 2006
Medicare prescription drug plan fiasco
Medicare prescription drug plan fiasco by Edward Tufte E.T. 4 Comments Feb 14, 2006
Not everyone knows what quote marks mean in a search entry
Not everyone knows what quote marks mean in a search entry by Edward Tufte E.T. 6 Comments Feb 11, 2006
Dan Flavin’s light works
Dan Flavin’s light works by Edward Tufte E.T. 1 Comments Jan 20, 2006
The blank page, the empty space, the paradox of choice
The blank page, the empty space, the paradox of choice by Edward Tufte E.T. 9 Comments Jan 18, 2006
Beautiful Evidence chronicles: writing, designing, publishing, consequences (cameo in first iPhone ad, awards, Richard Serra)
Beautiful Evidence chronicles: writing, designing, publishing, consequences (cameo in first iPhone ad, awards, Richard Serra) by Edward Tufte Art, E.T., Science 52 Comments Jan 5, 2006
Indictments as presentations: evidence and advocacy
Indictments as presentations: evidence and advocacy by Edward Tufte E.T. 3 Comments Jan 4, 2006
Metaphors for Presentations: Conway’s Law Meets PowerPoint
Metaphors for Presentations: Conway’s Law Meets PowerPoint by Edward Tufte E.T., Science 6 Comments Jan 3, 2006
Panda cam
Panda cam by Edward Tufte E.T. 5 Comments Nov 19, 2005
ET Caltech talk: videotape available from Skeptics Society
ET Caltech talk: videotape available from Skeptics Society by Edward Tufte E.T. 1 Comments Oct 24, 2005
Bird Series
Bird Series by Edward Tufte Art, E.T., Sculpture 7 Comments Oct 18, 2005
Multiplicity in 11th century Khmer sculpture and elsewhere
Multiplicity in 11th century Khmer sculpture and elsewhere by Edward Tufte E.T. 4 Comments Sep 15, 2005
Amazing Neptune movie
Amazing Neptune movie by Edward Tufte E.T. 1 Comments Sep 9, 2005
PowerPoint Does Rocket Science–and Better Techniques for Technical Reports
PowerPoint Does Rocket Science–and Better Techniques for Technical Reports by Edward Tufte E.T., Science 24 Comments Sep 6, 2005
Image manipulation in science
Image manipulation in science by Edward Tufte E.T. 13 Comments Aug 30, 2005
3D papercraft models
3D papercraft models by Edward Tufte E.T. 5 Comments Aug 29, 2005
Not spying on users should be a feature: The keep-it-and-lose-it hypothesis
Not spying on users should be a feature: The keep-it-and-lose-it hypothesis by Edward Tufte E.T. 52 Comments Aug 27, 2005
Complex trajectories in 3-space, or flying Asiatic snakes
Complex trajectories in 3-space, or flying Asiatic snakes by Edward Tufte E.T. 2 Comments Jul 20, 2005
Bookprints: 16 new prints
Bookprints: 16 new prints by Edward Tufte Art, E.T., Science 1 Comments Jul 15, 2005
When Evidence is Mediated and Marketed: Does Pitching Out Corrupt Within?
When Evidence is Mediated and Marketed: Does Pitching Out Corrupt Within? by Edward Tufte E.T. 30 Comments Jul 14, 2005
The Levitating Sculpture (and also sculpture theory and practice)
The Levitating Sculpture (and also sculpture theory and practice) by Edward Tufte Art, E.T. 14 Comments Jun 8, 2005
Dog cartoons: Whose hermeneutic shall prevail?
Dog cartoons: Whose hermeneutic shall prevail? by Edward Tufte Art, E.T. 12 Comments May 10, 2005
Binterview with ET
Binterview with ET by Edward Tufte Art, E.T., Featured 2 Comments May 9, 2005
Hyperbolic paraboloid constructed with scattered data points
Hyperbolic paraboloid constructed with scattered data points by Edward Tufte E.T. 16 Comments May 4, 2005
Weather icons
Weather icons by Edward Tufte E.T. 37 Comments Apr 25, 2005
Huntsville Alabama Times scoops New York Times: sports-data sparklines
Huntsville Alabama Times scoops New York Times: sports-data sparklines by Edward Tufte E.T. 11 Comments Apr 25, 2005
Space-Time Joiner Photographs
Space-Time Joiner Photographs by Edward Tufte E.T. 7 Comments Apr 18, 2005
Sports graphics
Sports graphics by Ric Werme 55 Comments Apr 2, 2005
Interesting logos
Interesting logos by Edward Tufte E.T. 20 Comments Mar 28, 2005
Commencements and honorary degrees
Commencements and honorary degrees by Edward Tufte E.T., Science 4 Comments Mar 17, 2005
Feynman-Tufte principle
Feynman-Tufte principle by Edward Tufte E.T., Science 6 Comments Mar 15, 2005
Medical information exchange: The patient, doctor, computer triangle
Medical information exchange: The patient, doctor, computer triangle by Ray Simkus Science 21 Comments Mar 14, 2005
Images used as data points
Images used as data points by Edward Tufte E.T. 9 Comments Feb 22, 2005
Corrupt Techniques in Evidence Presentations
Corrupt Techniques in Evidence Presentations by Edward Tufte E.T., Science 24 Comments Jan 13, 2005
Validation of Sparkline Computer Code
Validation of Sparkline Computer Code by Edward Tufte E.T. 19 Comments Dec 23, 2004
Galileo on the annual movement of the Earth
Galileo on the annual movement of the Earth by Edward Tufte E.T. 4 Comments Dec 21, 2004
The economisting of art
The economisting of art by Edward Tufte E.T. 20 Comments Nov 18, 2004
Mathematical notation and typography
Mathematical notation and typography by Edward Tufte E.T. 39 Comments Nov 18, 2004
Mapped pictures: image annotation
Mapped pictures: image annotation by Edward Tufte E.T., Science 50 Comments Sep 9, 2004
Yale alumni questionnaire inquires about income, wealth
Yale alumni questionnaire inquires about income, wealth by Edward Tufte E.T. 3 Comments Sep 1, 2004
Links, Causal Arrows, Networks
Links, Causal Arrows, Networks by Edward Tufte E.T. 18 Comments Aug 12, 2004
Millstone sculpture series
Millstone sculpture series by Edward Tufte Art, E.T., Sculpture 15 Comments Jul 5, 2004
Spring Arcs, an ET landscape sculpture
Spring Arcs, an ET landscape sculpture by Edward Tufte Art, E.T., Sculpture 20 Comments Jun 1, 2004
Sparkline theory and practice Edward Tufte
Sparkline theory and practice Edward Tufte by Edward Tufte E.T., Science 45 Comments May 27, 2004
NASA seeks to curb “PowerPoint engineering”
NASA seeks to curb “PowerPoint engineering” by Edward Tufte E.T. 4 Comments May 18, 2004
Glacial erratics: landscape found art (and origins of cubism)
Glacial erratics: landscape found art (and origins of cubism) by Edward Tufte E.T. 32 Comments Mar 15, 2004
visual design of printed versus projected images
visual design of printed versus projected images by James M. Norton 4 Comments Mar 15, 2004
Generating n Optimally Differentiatable colours
Generating n Optimally Differentiatable colours by Paul Vallee 21 Comments Mar 12, 2004
No natural scale of colours
No natural scale of colours by Athel Cornish-Bowden 6 Comments Mar 12, 2004
How big is a phone book, and other ways of illustrating size
How big is a phone book, and other ways of illustrating size by Mark Palmer 22 Comments Mar 10, 2004
zebra tables and lists
zebra tables and lists by Bruce Hensley 14 Comments Mar 9, 2004
Global mapping
Global mapping by Ilene Solomon 5 Comments Mar 8, 2004
Scroll bars
Scroll bars by Jorge Fino 18 Comments Mar 7, 2004
Instructions at the point of need
Instructions at the point of need by Chuck Science 117 Comments Mar 4, 2004
Analog gauges and the user interface
Analog gauges and the user interface by Harald Skardal 6 Comments Mar 2, 2004
Round to two digits
Round to two digits by Sally Bigwood 9 Comments Mar 2, 2004
Narrating and imaging an aortic dissection
Narrating and imaging an aortic dissection by Edward Tufte E.T. 4 Comments Feb 28, 2004
Art History Without Slides
Art History Without Slides by Edward Tufte E.T. 2 Comments Feb 23, 2004
Sparklines (original version)
Sparklines (original version) by Edward Tufte E.T. 0 Comments Feb 19, 2004
Measuring resolution
Measuring resolution by kathy rilea 6 Comments Feb 8, 2004
John Prine
John Prine by Christine 9 Comments Feb 4, 2004
Table Graphics
Table Graphics by Sean Gerety 2 Comments Feb 4, 2004
Software for typesetting a book
Software for typesetting a book by Charlie Guo 16 Comments Feb 2, 2004
Typefaces for official correspondence
Typefaces for official correspondence by Jim Moore 21 Comments Jan 29, 2004
Railroad Atlas of 1946
Railroad Atlas of 1946 by Norman Umberger 8 Comments Jan 28, 2004
Mapping election results
Mapping election results by Jonathan Corum 14 Comments Jan 26, 2004
Annotating a State of the Union address
Annotating a State of the Union address by Edward Tufte E.T. 7 Comments Jan 24, 2004
Recommended Children’s Books
Recommended Children’s Books by Simon Shutter 34 Comments Jan 22, 2004
Evidence and assumptions in cladograms (and other tree diagrams)
Evidence and assumptions in cladograms (and other tree diagrams) by Edward Tufte E.T. 33 Comments Jan 21, 2004
Legends and Colors
Legends and Colors by Sean Gerety 11 Comments Jan 21, 2004
Pie Charts
Pie Charts by Martin Ternouth 17 Comments Jan 21, 2004
Visualizing Social Networks
Visualizing Social Networks by Pierre Scalise 4 Comments Jan 20, 2004
Collaboration in creative work and performance
Collaboration in creative work and performance by Edward Tufte E.T. 2 Comments Jan 18, 2004
The Twigs: Landscape artworks made from steel and air
The Twigs: Landscape artworks made from steel and air by Edward Tufte Art, E.T., Sculpture 29 Comments Jan 15, 2004
Using poster techniques during a talk
Using poster techniques during a talk by Kathleen Edwards 14 Comments Jan 15, 2004
New Map of the Universe
New Map of the Universe by Glenn Nevill 1 Comments Jan 15, 2004
Photoshop manipulations in journalism
Photoshop manipulations in journalism by Edward Tufte E.T. 32 Comments Jan 14, 2004
Death in the afternoon – the statistical ‘fingerprint’ of a mass murderer
Death in the afternoon – the statistical ‘fingerprint’ of a mass murderer by Mark Reilly 3 Comments Jan 13, 2004
Maps of birds and storms
Maps of birds and storms by Edward Tufte E.T. 2 Comments Jan 12, 2004
Electoral-economic cycles: 1972 and 2004, deja vu all over again
Electoral-economic cycles: 1972 and 2004, deja vu all over again by Edward Tufte E.T. 2 Comments Jan 11, 2004
odds ratios, graphing positive and negative associations together
odds ratios, graphing positive and negative associations together by Marina Counter 9 Comments Jan 11, 2004
New York City Weather Chart
New York City Weather Chart by Edward Tufte E.T. 4 Comments Jan 6, 2004
Analog clocks, sorobans, and slide rules
Analog clocks, sorobans, and slide rules by Mark Hineline 45 Comments Jan 5, 2004
Mars landing
Mars landing by Jeffrey Berg 18 Comments Jan 4, 2004
why we see what we do
why we see what we do by sonke johnsen 3 Comments Jan 3, 2004
legal infographics/ litigation graphics
legal infographics/ litigation graphics by Kathy 2 Comments Jan 1, 2004
Mark Lombardi influenced by Envisioning Information
Mark Lombardi influenced by Envisioning Information by Edward Tufte E.T. 2 Comments Dec 30, 2003
Music boxes
Music boxes by matt iden 3 Comments Dec 30, 2003
Charting Use Of Public Open Space
Charting Use Of Public Open Space by Harry Pasternak 5 Comments Dec 29, 2003
Source of Bell Centennial Font
Source of Bell Centennial Font by Daniel Battaglia 3 Comments Dec 16, 2003
Teaching Information Design in Public Schools
Teaching Information Design in Public Schools by Mindy 4 Comments Dec 16, 2003
“PowerPoint Makes You Dumb,” New York Times Magazine, December 14, 2003
“PowerPoint Makes You Dumb,” New York Times Magazine, December 14, 2003 by Pat Martin 5 Comments Dec 15, 2003
High Resolution Gigapixel Pictures
High Resolution Gigapixel Pictures by Daniel Meatte 8 Comments Dec 7, 2003
Apple’s Keynote vs Microsoft’s PowerPoint: Don’t get your hopes up
Apple’s Keynote vs Microsoft’s PowerPoint: Don’t get your hopes up by Goran N. Halusa 21 Comments Dec 4, 2003
Wonderful movies about typography: “Behind the Typeface” and “Etched in Stone”
Wonderful movies about typography: “Behind the Typeface” and “Etched in Stone” by Erik Schwab 4 Comments Dec 3, 2003
The beauty of plans and elevations
The beauty of plans and elevations by Andrea 6 Comments Dec 3, 2003
museum labels
museum labels by Jamie Johnson 7 Comments Dec 2, 2003
information in cartography symbols
information in cartography symbols by jan 9 Comments Dec 2, 2003
Design of causal diagrams: Barr art chart, Lombardi diagrams, evolutionary trees, Feynman diagrams, timelines
Design of causal diagrams: Barr art chart, Lombardi diagrams, evolutionary trees, Feynman diagrams, timelines by Edward Tufte E.T., Science 19 Comments Dec 1, 2003
making meaningful calculations
making meaningful calculations by Joe Levy 7 Comments Dec 1, 2003
The Guardian, top 10 book lists
The Guardian, top 10 book lists by Edward Tufte E.T. 2 Comments Nov 30, 2003
Mapping the Internet
Mapping the Internet by Zen Faulkes 14 Comments Nov 29, 2003
Inverted tree of evolution
Inverted tree of evolution by David Cerruti 22 Comments Nov 25, 2003
Eames Design
Eames Design by Mark Hineline 14 Comments Nov 20, 2003
Strouhal numbers and the unladen swallow
Strouhal numbers and the unladen swallow by Amos Bannister 1 Comments Nov 20, 2003
Tick marks in graphs
Tick marks in graphs by Tom Udo 10 Comments Nov 6, 2003
Numerical language
Numerical language by Melissa Spore 8 Comments Nov 4, 2003
Wildfire maps and media coverage
Wildfire maps and media coverage by Mark Hineline 25 Comments Oct 27, 2003
Diacritical marks
Diacritical marks by Edward Tufte E.T. 18 Comments Oct 25, 2003
Remarkable baseball graphic
Remarkable baseball graphic by Edward Tufte E.T. 2 Comments Oct 25, 2003
Lineweights in drawings
Lineweights in drawings by David Person 7 Comments Oct 22, 2003
The loupe in user interfaces
The loupe in user interfaces by David Person 6 Comments Oct 21, 2003
Apples and oranges–a graphical comparison
Apples and oranges–a graphical comparison by Edward Tufte E.T. 3 Comments Oct 17, 2003
ET on NPR
ET on NPR by Brooks Harper 8 Comments Oct 16, 2003
What if handouts aren’t practical?
What if handouts aren’t practical? by Hilton Dier III 6 Comments Oct 11, 2003
New edition of “The Cognitive Style of PowerPoint”
New edition of “The Cognitive Style of PowerPoint” by Edward Tufte E.T. 33 Comments Oct 10, 2003
Techniques of environmental political action in small towns
Techniques of environmental political action in small towns by Edward Tufte E.T. 10 Comments Oct 9, 2003
Richard Feynman on teaching
Richard Feynman on teaching by Edward Tufte E.T. 4 Comments Oct 9, 2003
School Test Data
School Test Data by Stephen Miller 5 Comments Oct 8, 2003
Venn Diagrams
Venn Diagrams by Todd Decker 6 Comments Oct 2, 2003
properties of ghost-grid graph paper
properties of ghost-grid graph paper by Martin Stabler 10 Comments Oct 1, 2003
New York Times: PowerPoint-Columbia story, September 28, 2003
New York Times: PowerPoint-Columbia story, September 28, 2003 by Edward Tufte E.T. 11 Comments Sep 27, 2003
History Of Unix Chart
History Of Unix Chart by Frank Miller 9 Comments Sep 25, 2003
Steven Weinberg’s excellent book + essay “A Designer Universe?”
Steven Weinberg’s excellent book + essay “A Designer Universe?” by Edward Tufte E.T. 2 Comments Sep 21, 2003
The End of the Carousel Slide Projector?
The End of the Carousel Slide Projector? by Mark Hineline 14 Comments Sep 18, 2003
Visual Calendar/Clock
Visual Calendar/Clock by Ned Wall 4 Comments Sep 17, 2003
Financial and economic journalism
Financial and economic journalism by Edward Tufte E.T. 21 Comments Sep 16, 2003
Sidenotes or footnotes or what?
Sidenotes or footnotes or what? by John Schedler 20 Comments Sep 9, 2003
How much is $87 billion for Iraq? Update: How about $1.2 trillion?
How much is $87 billion for Iraq? Update: How about $1.2 trillion? by Alex Drahon 18 Comments Sep 9, 2003
Block That Metaphor! The NASA Space Exploration Map
Block That Metaphor! The NASA Space Exploration Map by Edward Tufte E.T. 12 Comments Sep 4, 2003
Graphic: Stock Performance
Graphic: Stock Performance by Michael Anderson 5 Comments Sep 2, 2003
Animations of Air Traffic
Animations of Air Traffic by Edward Tufte E.T. 15 Comments Aug 27, 2003
World map with ground-level photos
World map with ground-level photos by Mitchell N Charity 4 Comments Aug 27, 2003
Linkrot: what to do?
Linkrot: what to do? by Edward Tufte E.T. 27 Comments Aug 27, 2003
Columbia Accident Investigation Board: The Boeing PowerPoint Slide
Columbia Accident Investigation Board: The Boeing PowerPoint Slide by Edward Tufte E.T. 32 Comments Aug 26, 2003
Blackout Graphic
Blackout Graphic by Sean Gerety 4 Comments Aug 22, 2003
Display of One Dimensional Distributions
Display of One Dimensional Distributions by Andrew Nicholls 3 Comments Aug 22, 2003
Weather reporting on television
Weather reporting on television by Geoff Fox 4 Comments Aug 20, 2003
David Byrne on PowerPoint
David Byrne on PowerPoint by Nicholas Woolridge 5 Comments Aug 20, 2003
Illustration of Small Multiples – Magic Knight Tours
Illustration of Small Multiples – Magic Knight Tours by James A. Webb 12 Comments Aug 18, 2003
Rhetorical ploys in evidence presentations
Rhetorical ploys in evidence presentations by Edward Tufte E.T. 41 Comments Aug 16, 2003
Sourcing and credibility
Sourcing and credibility by Edward Tufte E.T. 3 Comments Aug 15, 2003
Book design: advice and examples
Book design: advice and examples by Fred Weiland Science 45 Comments Aug 13, 2003
Poor op/ed data graphic in New York Times
Poor op/ed data graphic in New York Times by Herb Burton 5 Comments Aug 10, 2003
PowerPoint and Military Intelligence
PowerPoint and Military Intelligence by Nick Rees 49 Comments Aug 8, 2003
Prediction Markets
Prediction Markets by Edward Tufte E.T. 25 Comments Aug 7, 2003
Moderating internet forums: What’s smart, not what’s new
Moderating internet forums: What’s smart, not what’s new by Web Designer Science 25 Comments Aug 5, 2003
Graunt’s Table of Casualties
Graunt’s Table of Casualties by Claiborne Booker 2 Comments Jul 30, 2003
Teaching Legislation
Teaching Legislation by Simon Shutter 20 Comments Jul 29, 2003
comparing weights of irregular shapes
comparing weights of irregular shapes by Paul Rauber 15 Comments Jul 21, 2003
White House e-mail communication
White House e-mail communication by J.D. McCubbin 3 Comments Jul 18, 2003
Scoring Baseball
Scoring Baseball by John Morse 8 Comments Jul 17, 2003
Analytical design compared to landscape sculpture work
Analytical design compared to landscape sculpture work by Robert Patterson 4 Comments Jul 15, 2003
Formula 1 real-time telemetry displays
Formula 1 real-time telemetry displays by George Klucsarits 14 Comments Jul 15, 2003
Public performances: music always too loud?
Public performances: music always too loud? by Edward Tufte E.T., Science 109 Comments Jul 12, 2003
Public performances–brilliant analysis of performer-audience relationship
Public performances–brilliant analysis of performer-audience relationship by Edward Tufte E.T. 8 Comments Jul 12, 2003
Executive dashboards
Executive dashboards by Barry Tipping Science 35 Comments Jul 10, 2003
ET software? ET Bembo?
ET software? ET Bembo? by Tarun Nagpal 11 Comments Jul 10, 2003
ISO paper sizes, rational or irrational? And date formats as well.
ISO paper sizes, rational or irrational? And date formats as well. by Edward Tufte E.T. 20 Comments Jul 9, 2003
Driving distance tables
Driving distance tables by Mike Combs 6 Comments Jul 9, 2003
Explanations accompanying classical music and other live performances
Explanations accompanying classical music and other live performances by Edward Tufte E.T. 5 Comments Jul 7, 2003
Cog, the Honda ad
Cog, the Honda ad by Michael Olan 4 Comments Jul 6, 2003
Geological diagrams for 3D motion
Geological diagrams for 3D motion by Edward Tufte E.T. 6 Comments Jun 30, 2003
Photographing whiteboards… for the record
Photographing whiteboards… for the record by Simon Shutter 10 Comments Jun 27, 2003
Interface Hall of Fame/Shame
Interface Hall of Fame/Shame by Edward Tufte E.T. 31 Comments Jun 21, 2003
“The deepest photo ever taken” and the history of scientific discovery
“The deepest photo ever taken” and the history of scientific discovery by Edward Tufte E.T. 9 Comments Jun 16, 2003
Some Google hits, January 1, 2003
Some Google hits, January 1, 2003 by Edward Tufte E.T. 4 Comments Jun 14, 2003
Outstanding Magazine Layouts?
Outstanding Magazine Layouts? by Babak Nivi 5 Comments Jun 10, 2003
Auto Safety – Stopping Distance Chart
Auto Safety – Stopping Distance Chart by Bruce Foutch 12 Comments Jun 10, 2003
Frank Gehry’s ever-changing light
Frank Gehry’s ever-changing light by Edward Tufte E.T. 29 Comments Jun 2, 2003
Scientific Pictures: Gilding the Lilly?
Scientific Pictures: Gilding the Lilly? by Daniel Meatte 1 Comments May 30, 2003
Graphic Visualization of Risks
Graphic Visualization of Risks by Chris Kearns 9 Comments May 30, 2003
Amazing panoramas (Mt. Everest and others)
Amazing panoramas (Mt. Everest and others) by Edward Tufte E.T. 7 Comments May 28, 2003
What color is your salmon, flamingo, leaf, soil, golden retriever, yolk, beer, diesel fuel? Measuring color in the field
What color is your salmon, flamingo, leaf, soil, golden retriever, yolk, beer, diesel fuel? Measuring color in the field by Edward Tufte E.T., Science 17 Comments May 27, 2003
A Graphical Representation of Meta-data standards
A Graphical Representation of Meta-data standards by ed nixon 2 Comments May 27, 2003
Fudging photographic evidence
Fudging photographic evidence by Edward Tufte E.T. 10 Comments May 25, 2003
Washington Post puts map in global context
Washington Post puts map in global context by Ryan Singer 9 Comments May 20, 2003
Project Estimates
Project Estimates by Tim Josling 10 Comments May 15, 2003
Tufte book fonts
Tufte book fonts by Steve Dekorte 1 Comments May 13, 2003
Informed consent without words
Informed consent without words by Steven Byers 6 Comments May 8, 2003
Misleading graphic in the New York Times
Misleading graphic in the New York Times by Mike Everett-Lane 1 Comments May 1, 2003
Amazing animation: A day in the life of air traffic over the US
Amazing animation: A day in the life of air traffic over the US by Edward Tufte E.T. 21 Comments Apr 28, 2003
Gyorgy Kepes on figure and ground
Gyorgy Kepes on figure and ground by Steve Sprague 1 Comments Apr 27, 2003
Improving business forms
Improving business forms by Peter Morelli 4 Comments Apr 25, 2003
The magical number seven, plus or minus two: Not relevant for design
The magical number seven, plus or minus two: Not relevant for design by Edward Tufte E.T., Science 22 Comments Apr 20, 2003
Pioneer space plaque and redesign
Pioneer space plaque and redesign by Russ Hendy Science 5 Comments Apr 15, 2003
Samuel Antupit
Samuel Antupit by Edward Tufte E.T. 1 Comments Apr 13, 2003
The IBM Glass Engine: Interface design reviews
The IBM Glass Engine: Interface design reviews by Peter Pehrson 5 Comments Apr 11, 2003
Graphing with dissimilar units
Graphing with dissimilar units by Steve Sprague 7 Comments Apr 9, 2003
Single-number semi-tables for news illustrations
Single-number semi-tables for news illustrations by Edward Tufte E.T. 3 Comments Mar 24, 2003
Medical animation
Medical animation by Edward Perper 5 Comments Mar 13, 2003
Stem and leaf displays
Stem and leaf displays by Mike Combs 2 Comments Mar 13, 2003
time on the computer
time on the computer by J.D. McCubbin 9 Comments Mar 7, 2003
No Pulitzer Prizes for Information Graphics
No Pulitzer Prizes for Information Graphics by Edward Tufte E.T. 1 Comments Mar 1, 2003
Image sequence of ski crash: best design?
Image sequence of ski crash: best design? by Andy James 6 Comments Feb 28, 2003
Depicting cognitive fixation over time
Depicting cognitive fixation over time by Jenny Rudolph 4 Comments Feb 24, 2003
Dequantification in scientific images
Dequantification in scientific images by Edward Tufte E.T. 33 Comments Feb 19, 2003
HTML in Email
HTML in Email by Michael Brockwell 35 Comments Feb 18, 2003
French ski resort maps
French ski resort maps by Stefan Magdalinski 9 Comments Feb 18, 2003
Good web design, web standards, user testing
Good web design, web standards, user testing by Sylvie L 14 Comments Feb 13, 2003
Medical communications for meetings or on a website
Medical communications for meetings or on a website by Norma-Jeanne Hennis 2 Comments Feb 12, 2003
Diagrams of Aerobatic Routines
Diagrams of Aerobatic Routines by Scott Zetlan 3 Comments Feb 10, 2003
TideLog almanac
TideLog almanac by David Bishop 3 Comments Feb 10, 2003
Mercator’s projection
Mercator’s projection by Edward Tufte E.T. 9 Comments Feb 5, 2003
ET on Columbia Evidence (2003)
ET on Columbia Evidence (2003) by Edward Tufte E.T. 3 Comments Feb 5, 2003
Visualizing song structure to maximize studio productivity
Visualizing song structure to maximize studio productivity by Ryan Singer 3 Comments Feb 5, 2003
Traffic signal lights – impending change
Traffic signal lights – impending change by Ron Merz 51 Comments Feb 3, 2003
Plotting Share (Stock) Volumes
Plotting Share (Stock) Volumes by Andrew Nicholls 5 Comments Jan 29, 2003
Process Mapping
Process Mapping by Melissa 5 Comments Jan 28, 2003
Traffic Light Colors
Traffic Light Colors by LS 60 Comments Jan 25, 2003
Formatting for Financial Scorecards and Detailed Reports
Formatting for Financial Scorecards and Detailed Reports by Paul Grande 5 Comments Jan 22, 2003
Charting chess
Charting chess by Edward Tufte E.T. 32 Comments Jan 21, 2003
Your thoughts on Information Display Design in Dynamic Environment
Your thoughts on Information Display Design in Dynamic Environment by Sangwon Choi 9 Comments Jan 14, 2003
Display of musical structure
Display of musical structure by Jade Rubick 28 Comments Jan 5, 2003
Communicating software design
Communicating software design by Samuel Denard 2 Comments Jan 3, 2003
Formalizing photographic aesthetics
Formalizing photographic aesthetics by Edward Tufte E.T. 48 Comments Jan 2, 2003
Visual notation of bird songs
Visual notation of bird songs by Bob Jones Science 2 Comments Jan 1, 2003
Web site color choice
Web site color choice by Mathew Lodge 4 Comments Dec 30, 2002
Sparklines: computer code implementation
Sparklines: computer code implementation by Robert Gower 87 Comments Dec 16, 2002
Quality of software, software processes and the UML
Quality of software, software processes and the UML by Brian Sam-Bodden 13 Comments Dec 4, 2002
questionnaire design
questionnaire design by Diane Lowry 3 Comments Nov 25, 2002
Relation of Escaping Flatland sculpture to the work of David Smith, American Sculptor
Relation of Escaping Flatland sculpture to the work of David Smith, American Sculptor by Theresa-Marie Rhyne 1 Comments Nov 24, 2002
square or rectangle ? Envisioning Information, page 84
square or rectangle ? Envisioning Information, page 84 by Xiaoying Lin 1 Comments Nov 22, 2002
Map of the stock market
Map of the stock market by Matt 10 Comments Nov 22, 2002
Analytical design and human factors
Analytical design and human factors by J. D. McCubbin Science 6 Comments Nov 7, 2002
Plan-views in cartography
Plan-views in cartography by MICHAEL RYAN 2 Comments Nov 6, 2002
Data in sentences: Evidence on women and smoking
Data in sentences: Evidence on women and smoking by Edward Tufte E.T. 6 Comments Nov 4, 2002
How do you avoid information overload?
How do you avoid information overload? by Celeste Wroblewski 2 Comments Nov 3, 2002
Cancer survival rates: tables, slopegraphs, barcharts
Cancer survival rates: tables, slopegraphs, barcharts by Edward Tufte E.T., Science 22 Comments Oct 28, 2002
Visual representation of vector information
Visual representation of vector information by Lee Kamentsky 3 Comments Oct 25, 2002
Monitoring complex processes
Monitoring complex processes by Edward Tufte E.T. 4 Comments Sep 30, 2002
corporate design manuals
corporate design manuals by paul filer 9 Comments Sep 10, 2002
Choice of colors in print and graphics for color-blind readers
Choice of colors in print and graphics for color-blind readers by Dave Flanagan 10 Comments Aug 26, 2002
QuarkXpress and Adobe InDesign
QuarkXpress and Adobe InDesign by Edward Tufte E.T. 8 Comments Aug 26, 2002
Nelson Goodman’s work
Nelson Goodman’s work by Michael Leddy 2 Comments Aug 21, 2002
Adolphe Quetelet and Andre Guerry
Adolphe Quetelet and Andre Guerry by Cynthia Lum 3 Comments Aug 21, 2002
The Life of Charles Joseph Minard (1781-1870)
The Life of Charles Joseph Minard (1781-1870) by Edward Tufte E.T., Science 6 Comments Aug 18, 2002
ET sculpture and print show in Los Angeles
ET sculpture and print show in Los Angeles by Edward Tufte E.T. 12 Comments Aug 9, 2002
Minard’s data sources for Napoleon’s march graphic
Minard’s data sources for Napoleon’s march graphic by Edward Tufte E.T., Science 2 Comments Aug 9, 2002
Complex Organizational Charts
Complex Organizational Charts by Abigail Amsterdam 5 Comments Aug 8, 2002
Pythagorean theorem in one word
Pythagorean theorem in one word by Philip Wadler 8 Comments Aug 1, 2002
Flatland
Flatland by susan 8 Comments Jul 30, 2002
Tornado Plots
Tornado Plots by Ruth Shaull 9 Comments Jul 22, 2002
Detailing on choropleth maps
Detailing on choropleth maps by Bob Fontaine 4 Comments Jul 10, 2002
Atlas of North American Exploration
Atlas of North American Exploration by Kathy Lingo 2 Comments Jul 3, 2002
Graphical map for exploring Apollo landing sites
Graphical map for exploring Apollo landing sites by Edward Tufte E.T. 8 Comments Jun 28, 2002
Why producing good software is difficult
Why producing good software is difficult by Edward Tufte E.T. 49 Comments Jun 25, 2002
Resumes and Presentation of Data
Resumes and Presentation of Data by Jerry Howard 12 Comments Jun 21, 2002
Extra 2,000 men in Minard’s drawing?
Extra 2,000 men in Minard’s drawing? by Scott Zetlan 3 Comments Jun 19, 2002
“less is more” route maps from MapBlast
“less is more” route maps from MapBlast by Paul Haahr 19 Comments Jun 10, 2002
Archival methods for rare books and map
Archival methods for rare books and map by Bill Heggie 2 Comments Jun 7, 2002
Nomographs
Nomographs by Joe Iannucci 5 Comments Jun 6, 2002
A Magnificent Map Collection Online
A Magnificent Map Collection Online by Mike Reardon 4 Comments Apr 24, 2002
What’s your font?
What’s your font? by Aaron Swartz 22 Comments Apr 19, 2002
Cubism in medieval French planning and zoning?
Cubism in medieval French planning and zoning? by Edward Tufte E.T. 2 Comments Mar 28, 2002
map program suggestions
map program suggestions by Robert Biggert 13 Comments Mar 21, 2002
Crash diet potomania, a vivid graphic from The Lancet
Crash diet potomania, a vivid graphic from The Lancet by Edward Tufte E.T. 2 Comments Mar 20, 2002
What’s wrong with the foureye butterfly fish in Visual Explanations?
What’s wrong with the foureye butterfly fish in Visual Explanations? by Bruce Perry 9 Comments Mar 16, 2002
Information Design in Surveys
Information Design in Surveys by David Person 6 Comments Mar 15, 2002
Recommended Background for Projected Presentations
Recommended Background for Projected Presentations by Bob Nash 22 Comments Mar 12, 2002
Google logo on Mondrian’s birthday (and other holidays)
Google logo on Mondrian’s birthday (and other holidays) by Edward Tufte E.T. 4 Comments Mar 11, 2002
Florence Nightingale’s statistical graphics
Florence Nightingale’s statistical graphics by Leska Fore 10 Comments Mar 6, 2002
Error in magic chapter in Visual Explanations?
Error in magic chapter in Visual Explanations? by John Bakke 4 Comments Mar 3, 2002
Princeton University Acceptance Letter
Princeton University Acceptance Letter by Edward Tufte E.T. 46 Comments Feb 26, 2002
Magician in Visual Explanations
Magician in Visual Explanations by Anna Rothko 7 Comments Feb 23, 2002
Project Management Graphics (or Gantt Charts)
Project Management Graphics (or Gantt Charts) by David Person Science 101 Comments Feb 20, 2002
Road and exit numbering
Road and exit numbering by Edward Tufte E.T. 32 Comments Feb 12, 2002
Planets outside our solar system: interesting graphics
Planets outside our solar system: interesting graphics by Edward Tufte E.T. 3 Comments Feb 11, 2002
Amount of Info on One Page
Amount of Info on One Page by Chuck Jenkins 4 Comments Feb 2, 2002
Sonification/audification of Data?
Sonification/audification of Data? by Ross Mohan 20 Comments Jan 29, 2002
Timelines on the Internet
Timelines on the Internet by Tim Challies 27 Comments Jan 16, 2002
Editorial policies and reader ratings
Editorial policies and reader ratings by Myra Lavenue 3 Comments Jan 15, 2002
London Underground maps (+ worldwide subway maps)
London Underground maps (+ worldwide subway maps) by Jim Heimer Science 75 Comments Jan 11, 2002
Pronunciation of “Tufte”?
Pronunciation of “Tufte”? by Heather Strong 2 Comments Jan 2, 2002
“Atlas of Oregon 2ND Edition” by William Loy
“Atlas of Oregon 2ND Edition” by William Loy by Tom Patterson 5 Comments Dec 12, 2001
A classic: Imhof’s Cartographic Relief Presentation
A classic: Imhof’s Cartographic Relief Presentation by David Person 4 Comments Dec 7, 2001
Graphical displays for monitoring medical patients
Graphical displays for monitoring medical patients by Mike O'Neil 7 Comments Dec 6, 2001
Saturn embedded in Galileo’s text, best work of analytical design ever?
Saturn embedded in Galileo’s text, best work of analytical design ever? by Glenn Nevill Science 13 Comments Dec 4, 2001
Displays of space junk
Displays of space junk by Jim Moore 15 Comments Nov 1, 2001
Advice for changing career to information design
Advice for changing career to information design by Mihir Shah 1 Comments Oct 30, 2001
Babar’s dream (and framing books)
Babar’s dream (and framing books) by Ed Brewer Art 3 Comments Oct 22, 2001
Edge Fluting
Edge Fluting by Mark McMillion Science 5 Comments Oct 2, 2001
baseline for amount scale
baseline for amount scale by John Holm 4 Comments Oct 1, 2001
ET booklet: Visual Design of the User Interface
ET booklet: Visual Design of the User Interface by Beth Weinstein 7 Comments Sep 14, 2001
Design of Humanities Portal
Design of Humanities Portal by rosemary a. franklin 1 Comments Sep 4, 2001
Self-publishing
Self-publishing by David Bales 1 Comments Aug 13, 2001
graphic reference symbols
graphic reference symbols by J.D.McCubbin 6 Comments Aug 8, 2001
Data Maps
Data Maps by Joe Meyer 11 Comments Aug 2, 2001
Executive decision support systems
Executive decision support systems by Tim White 14 Comments Aug 1, 2001
Computing Lie Factor by Dividing Percentages
Computing Lie Factor by Dividing Percentages by Alexei Lebedev 4 Comments Jul 30, 2001
Flowlines (as in Minard’s work)
Flowlines (as in Minard’s work) by John Brown 16 Comments Jul 27, 2001
Rare books
Rare books by Mia Miller 17 Comments Jul 18, 2001
Genealogical information
Genealogical information by Philip Gatz 7 Comments Jul 16, 2001
How can information in 4-dimensions be pictured using 2-dimensional diagrams?
How can information in 4-dimensions be pictured using 2-dimensional diagrams? by Jack Hirshleifer 22 Comments Jul 11, 2001
Cartooning
Cartooning by Danny Arsenault 42 Comments Jul 5, 2001
Galileo sunspot movie (shown in ET course)
Galileo sunspot movie (shown in ET course) by Hank Cohen 3 Comments Jun 25, 2001
ET textbook, Data Analysis for Politics and Policy: PDF files now available
ET textbook, Data Analysis for Politics and Policy: PDF files now available by Florence R. Webb Science 1 Comments May 23, 2001