Earlier this week, I attended a day-long course given by Edward Tufte, a former Yale professor who publishes and teaches information design. I was first introduced to his work through an article he published in WIRED -- "PowerPoint is Evil."The content is dense, but it is worth taking a look at what this guy has to say to designers -- especially those of us who are called upon to create information and/or statistical graphics.
If you have the chance to attend one of his day courses, I would highly recommend it. Included in the registration, you get all 4 of his books (which are pricey, but beautifully done), and several hours of his personal insight.
Thought-provoking and challenging, Tufte's message is an important call for clean, sensible design. His site has a great blog thread with lots of meaty topics.
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