Envisioning Information.ENVISIONING INFORMATION. Edward R. Tufte. Cheshire, Connecticut Cheshire is a town in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 28,543 at the 2000 census. The center of population of Connecticut is located in Cheshire [1]. : Graphics Press, 1990. Illustrated, 196 pp., hardbound hard·bound adj. & n. Hardcover. Adj. 1. hardbound - having a hard back or cover; "hardback books" hardback, hardbacked, hardcover backed - having a back or backing, usually of a specified type , $48.00 postage-paid. An extraordinary book that translates our information-rich, three-dimensional world onto paper in more ways than may be readily imagined. The author, a graphic designer who teaches at Yale, reveals design strategies for enhancing the dimensionality and complexity of information design through varied images that include drawings by Calder and Klee, computer visualizations, the Vietnam Veterans' Memorial, dance movement notations, weather charts and other fascinating images. Mr. Tufte considers "envisioning information" as "to work at the intersection intersection /in·ter·sec·tion/ (-sek´shun) a site at which one structure crosses another. intersection a site at which one structure crosses another. of image, word, number, art," where careful study repays the viewer in both aesthetic and cognitive enrichment enrichment Food industry The addition of vitamins or minerals to a food–eg, wheat, which may have been lost during processing. See White flour; Cf Whole grains. . This book should become a landmark in the area of graphic design and is recommended for all serious students of the field. |
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