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#EdwardTufte offers two #principles for making efficient graphical representations:
1️⃣ Erase non-data-ink.
2️⃣ Erase redundant data-ink.

Did you know that in #LabPlot (#free, #opensource) you can apply the #EdwardTufte #theme to your #charts in a single click?

@labplot@lemmy.kde.social

Try it now:
1️⃣ Download #LabPlot: https://labplot.org/download.
2️⃣ File > Open Example > 'Tufte's Minimal Ink Design'

#Physics #Chemistry #DataVisualization #Data #Research #Engineering #Science #DataViz #FOSS #FLOSS

Wisdom in Space Jan 5

Clutter and confusion are failures of design, not attributes of information.
-- Edward Tufte

⬆ #Wisdom #Quotes #EdwardTufte #Design #Confusion #Information

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Wisdom in Space Jan 5

Useful information architectures help viewers reason about content, substance. Good architectures intensify attention.
-- Edward Tufte

⬆ #Wisdom #Quotes #EdwardTufte #Attention #Design #Information

⬇ #Photography #Panorama #Panopainting #Graffiti

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Anne Fuller (Sʼaachtlʼéiḵ)Nov 21

@bipolaron "excellent scientific graphs" reminds me of @EdwardTufte https://www.edwardtufte.com/books/ from 1983 THE VISUAL DISPLAY OF QUANTITATIVE INFORMATION but several more works and courses #EdwardTufte

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Some of the most important and influential works on data visualization ever produced available in clothbound and paperback versions.

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Wisdom in Space Nov 18

Slideware may help speakers outline their talks, but convenience for the speaker can be punishing to both content and audience.
-- Edward Tufte (Cognitive Style of PowerPoint)

⬆ #Wisdom #Quotes #EdwardTufte #Computers #Education #Powerpoint

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Wisdom in Space Nov 13

The most favorable data always comes from initial studies, done by enthusiasts with looser controls. But evidence decays over time!
-- Edward Tufte (Presenting Data and Information Short Course)

⬆ #Wisdom #Quotes #EdwardTufte #Communication #Evidence #Research

⬇ #Photography #Panorama #Panopainting #Books

Wisdom in Space Oct 28

The most favorable data always comes from initial studies, done by enthusiasts with looser controls. But evidence decays over time!
-- Edward Tufte (Presenting Data and Information Short Course)

⬆ #Wisdom #Quotes #EdwardTufte #Communication #Evidence #Research

⬇ #Photography #Panorama #Pictographs #RockArt #NativeAmerican #Utah