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 excellent ideas April 4, 2007
C. Church (West Hollywood, CA United States)
3 out of 10 found this review helpful
Tufte makes some excellent points about information design. The material on PowerPoint alone makes it worth buying this book. The book isn't as comprehensive as his earlier volumes.
 Variations on a theme February 24, 2007
Timothy Brian Kennedy (Atlanta, GA)
22 out of 24 found this review helpful
As one reviewer astutley notes, this beautiful book is a little short on new evidence. If you own his three previous books, there's very little compelling about purchasing this one. Ironically, if you are new to Tufte, this may be his most accessible book to date as he covers several of his pet-peeves - including a scathing condemnation of NASA and PowerPoint.
I own all four of his larger works because I feel his attention to printing detail makes his books closer to art than literature. That said, I do wish the good Doctor would venture into some new territory.
Visual Truth February 22, 2007
Thomas Jagger (Denver, CO USA)
6 out of 11 found this review helpful
This book is one many Tufte wrote concerning the usefull display of information. The graphs and pictures are amazing. The author describes both good and poor use of graphs and tables for displaying data. This book is a great tool for any one making reports or presentations with visual information.
Geek Food February 11, 2007
Sesquepedalia (NYCity area)
4 out of 14 found this review helpful
I gave this to my son for Christmas. A splendid gift he said. He said it gave him points in the office. He is a Systems Engineer.
I, being a frugal person, have to satisfy myself with the Library. I have read all of Tufte's books repeatedly, and will probably continue to do so. However,anyone who would like to give me one or two or three is welcome to do so.
I have been struggling with the problem of presenting complicated ideas simply for years. I think Tufte is closer to the goal than most of us.
highly recommended January 26, 2007
Angela Jade Danner
2 out of 11 found this review helpful
this was a gift for my father who is an artist and my step-mom who is a writer and literature professor, and they both went wild over the book. they said it was one of the most original, beautiful, intriguing books they'd ever seen.
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