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Tufte’s Suggested Reading List
Notes from “Presenting Data and Information” by Edward Tufte
Fundamentals
The Elements of Typographic Style
Mastering the Techniques of Teaching (good for information on making in-person presentations)
Light and Color in the Outdoors (this one recommended because of the quality of the photos, though he said there was a Dover edition that is less expensive that would also be ok).
Elements of Style (he recommends reading the last chapter on style once a year)
And of course the three classics by Edward Tufte himself:
- The Visual Display of Quantitative Information
- Envisioning Information
- Visual Explanations: Images and Quantities, Evidence and Narrative
Advanced readings
Cartographic Relief Presentation — by Euard Imhoff, responsible for the Swiss mountain maps discussed in Tufte books; recommended for “escaping flatland” problems. (Not listed on amazon.com).
Philip and Alex’s Guide to Web Publishing (especially for issues regarding web sites with massive amounts of content. Also available in online format.
The Humane Interface: New Directions for Designing Interactive Systems
The Clock of the Long Now: Time and Responsibility (especially for two chapters on the problem of digital archivability)
Strategic Stories: How 3M Is Rewriting Business Planning (article from Harvard Business Review, how “narratives replace the dreaded bullet list” and the problems of the typical Power Point presentations for strategic planning)
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