Envisioning Information

Tufte, Edward R.

Published by Graphics Press, Cheshire, CT, 1990

About this Item

28 cm, 126 pages. Illus. (some color), maps, references, index, some wear to DJ, publisher's ephemera laid in. Signed by the author. 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 visualization. In 1975, while at Princeton, Tufte was asked to teach a statistics course to a group of journalists who were visiting the school to study economics. He developed a set of readings and lectures on statistical graphics, which he further developed in joint seminars he taught with renowned statistician John Tukey, a pioneer in the field of information design. These course materials became the foundation for his first book on information design, The Visual Display of Quantitative Information. Strategies and suggestions for enhancing the dimensionality and density of portrayals of information. Winner of eight book awards, including best book design and best graphic design (1990).

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Envisioning Information
• Publisher: Graphics Press, Cheshire, CT
• Publication Date: 1990
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: Fourth Printing.
• Condition: Very good
• Dust Jacket Condition: good
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)