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

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Know your content, respect your audience.
-- Edward Tufte (Presenting Data and Information Short Course)

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⬇ #Photography #Panorama #ChacoCanyon #Panopainting #NewMexico

Information consists of differences that make a difference.
-- Edward Tufte

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Evidence decays over time.
-- Edward Tufte (Presenting Data and Information Short Course)

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⬇ #Photography #Panorama #Panopainting #Flowers #Junkyard #Minnesota

Reading through Beautiful Evidence by Edward Tufte and it's such a magnificent book. The whole thing speaks so much to my designer and sculptor mind at the same time it connects to tech work.

I've not read too much into the Columbia disaster and NASA's use of PowerPoint (which he covers in fantastic detail), but I am definitely in tune with the impossibility of relating quality data in castrated bullet points.

Reading this chapter has illuminated a cognitive blind spot for me, i.e. the canyon of understanding between the cleverness of a presenter's slides and the mental synthesis of the audience.

It's like making a joke to a room where nobody laughs because nobody gets it, except it's about making systems safe and they absolutely must get it.

Also loooove the thinking that people have trouble learning from sequentially presented bullet points because they contain no context or relativism, i.e. things we need for learning.

And yes, VPs put incident docs in a powerpoint and incredulously complain that nobody is following the procedures. I've seen it happen more than once!!

#EdwardTufte #BeautifulEvidence #PowerPoint

Information consists of differences that make a difference.
-- Edward Tufte

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⬇ #Photography #Panorama #Sunset #Clouds #Iowa

Minimum Ink Principle: The ratio of ink that conveys information vs the total ink used should approach unity.
-- Edward Tufte

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Strive to be approximately right, not exactly wrong.
-- Edward Tufte (Presenting Data and Information Short Course)

⬆ #Wisdom #Quotes #EdwardTufte #Communication #Presentations

⬇ #Photography #Panorama #ChacoCanyon #Sunset #NewMexico

The single biggest threat to learning the truth is cherry-picked data.
-- Edward Tufte (Presenting Data and Information Short Course)

⬆ #Wisdom #Quotes #EdwardTufte #Communication #Data #Presentations

⬇ #Photography #Panorama #Canyon #SlickRock #IcebergCanyon #LakePowell #Utah

The purpose of information design is to assist thinking.
-- Edward Tufte (Presenting Data and Information Short Course)

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⬇ #Photography #Panorama #Sand #Tracks #Iowa

Tufte has an awesome description of complexity buried in the Third Principal for the Analysis and Presentation of Data:

"The only thing that is 2-dimensional about evidence is the physical flatland of paper and computer screen. Flatlandy technologies of display encourage flatlandy thinking. Reasoning about evidence should not be stuck in 2 dimensions, for the world we seek to understand is profoundly multivariate. Strategies of design should make multivariateness routine, nothing out of the ordinary. To think multivariate, show multivariate."

#Complexity #Minard #AnalyticalDesign #EdwardTufte #BeautifulEvidence

I am reading Edward Tufte's incredible tome "Beautiful Evidence" and it connects my data nerd with my design nerd so well. It has me thinking about all kinds of ways evidence is designed in #SRE.

Searching for some online resources, I found what looks like an amazing course, and the whole syllabus is apparently in GitHub pages. Here's the one on the thing I learned about today, Charles-Joseph Minard's map of the War of 1812:

https://badriadhikari.github.io/DV/week2/minards/

#Minard #Napoleon #WarOf1812 #AnalyticalDesign #EdwardTufte #BeautifulEvidence

Always assume the best about your audience.
-- Edward Tufte (Presenting Data and Information Short Course)

⬆ #Wisdom #Quotes #EdwardTufte #Communication #Presentations

⬇ #Photography #Panorama #ChacoCanyon #Sunset #NewMexico

Information consists of differences that make a difference.
-- Edward Tufte

⬆ #Wisdom #Quotes #EdwardTufte #Information

⬇ #Photography #Panorama #Panopainting #Books

Comment designer des tableaux clairs et efficaces ?
Quelle forme de présentation de données choisir entre tableaux et graphiques, des bonnes pratiques de représentation de l'information en tableau et leur traduction en développement web.
https://www.teotimepacreau.fr/blog/designer-des-tableaux-clairs-et-efficaces/
#WebDev #UX #UI #MatthewButterick #CharlieMunger #Tufte #EdwardTufte

#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? :boost_love:

@[email protected]

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

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

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

⬇ #Photography #Panorama #ChacoCanyon #Panopainting #NewMexico

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

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@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

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)

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⬇ #Photography #Panorama #Sunset #Kayaks #Everglades #Florida

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

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

The single biggest threat to learning the truth is cherry-picked data.
-- Edward Tufte (Presenting Data and Information Short Course)

⬆ #Wisdom #Quotes #EdwardTufte #Communication #Data #Presentations

⬇ #Photography #Panorama #Panopainting #Driftwood #Florida

Tufte CSS

https://edwardtufte.github.io/tufte-css/

#HackerNews #Tufte #CSS #Tufte #Design #WebDesign #CSS #Framework #EdwardTufte

Always assume the best about your audience.
-- Edward Tufte (Presenting Data and Information Short Course)

⬆ #Wisdom #Quotes #EdwardTufte #Communication #Presentations

⬇ #Photography #Panorama #Panopainting #Flowers #Junkyard #Minnesota

Know your content, respect your audience.
-- Edward Tufte (Presenting Data and Information Short Course)

⬆ #Wisdom #Quotes #EdwardTufte #Communication #Presentations

⬇ #Photography #Panorama #BWCA #Canoe #Minnesota

Always assume the best about your audience.
-- Edward Tufte (Presenting Data and Information Short Course)

⬆ #Wisdom #Quotes #EdwardTufte #Communication #Presentations

⬇ #Photography #Panorama #BartolomeIsland #PinnacleRock #Galapagos

Evidence decays over time.
-- Edward Tufte (Presenting Data and Information Short Course)

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

⬇ #Photography #Panorama #Morning #Mists #Fogbow #LakeSantaFe #Florida

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 #DefianceHouse #LakePowell #Utah

Strive to be approximately right, not exactly wrong.
-- Edward Tufte (Presenting Data and Information Short Course)

⬆ #Wisdom #Quotes #EdwardTufte #Communication #Presentations

⬇ #Photography #Panorama #TheMaze #Canyonlands #Utah

Information consists of differences that make a difference.
-- Edward Tufte

⬆ #Wisdom #Quotes #EdwardTufte #Information

⬇ #Photography #Panorama #Panopainting #Driftwood #Florida

Should the legend text color follow the plot (line, symbol etc.) color or have a uniform color? Which one do you prefer?

#LabPlot (nightly) supports both cases.

#DataAnalysis #DataVisualization #Visualization #Plot #Chart #Color #EdwardTufte #Sparklines #OpenSource #FreeSoftware #FOSS #FLOSS

> ... variation itself is nature’s only irreducible essence. Variation is the hard reality, not a set of imperfect measures for a central tendency. Means and medians are the abstractions.

https://www.edwardtufte.com/notebook/classic-articles-on-statistical-thinking/

#Statistics #StatisticsEssay by #StepheJayGould by way of #EdwardTufte #MedianMessage

You can also display #sparklines in the header of a spreadsheet in #LabPlot, an open source and cross-platform data visualization and analysis software.

#EdwardTufte

Edward Tufte suggests two principles for making efficient graphical representations:
▶️ Erase non-data-ink, within reason.
▶️ Erase redundant data-ink, within reason.

In #LabPlot you can apply Tufte's "Maximal Data, Minimal Ink" theme for plots with a single click via Theme > Tufte.

#DataAnalysis #DataVisualization #EdwardTufte #Sparklines #OpenSource #FreeSoftware #FOSS #FLOSS

12/ Another of Paul F. Velleman's aphorisms, this time on the importance of data visualisations.

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#DataAnalysis #DataScience #Analytics #Data #DataAnalytics #DataViz #DataVisualization #Science #Statistics #Mathematics #Math #STEM #FOSS #FLOSS #OpenSource #KDE #Education #Business #EdwardTufte #LabPlot

Another good news for you: #SPARKLINES for spreadsheets are coming to #LabPlot 🚀 🙂

➡️ https://invent.kde.org/education/labplot/-/merge_requests/474

If you appreciate our efforts, consider donating to our project:
➡️ https://liberapay.com/LabPlot/donate

#DataAnalysis #DataScience #Data #DataViz #Science #Statistics #STEM #EdwardTufte #FOSS #FLOSS #OpenSource

Information consists of differences that make a difference.
-- Edward Tufte

⬆ #Quotes #EdwardTufte #Information

⬇ #Photography #Panorama #Canyon #SlickRock #IcebergCanyon #LakePowell #Utah

@bsmall2 If you are interested in Edward Tufte's work, please have a look at @LabPlot, an open-source and cross-platform application for curve fitting, data visualization and analysis.

You can get Tufte's "Maximal data, minimal ink" theme for various plots in a single click with @LabPlot.

#EdwardTufte #ChartJunk #Data-Ink-Ratio #DataViz #InfoViz #LabPlot

@taosecurity If you are interested in Edward Tufte's work, please have a look at @LabPlot, an open-source and cross-platform application for curve fitting, data visualization and analysis.

You can get Tufte's "Maximal data, minimal ink" theme for various plots in a single click with @LabPlot.

#EdwardTufte #ChartJunk #Data-Ink-Ratio #DataViz #InfoViz #LabPlot

.> His face is turned toward the past. Where we perceive a chain of events, he sees one single catastrophe which keeps piling wreckage upon wreckage and hurls it in front of his feet. The angel would like to stay, awaken the dead, and make whole what has been smashed. But a storm is blowing from Paradise; it has got caught in his wings with such violence that the angel can no longer close them. The storm irresistibly propels him into the future to which his back his turned, while the pile of debris before him grows skyward. The storm is what we call progress.