Data scientist Edward Tufte (dubbed the "Galileo of graphics" by BusinessWeek) pioneered the field of data visualization. Tufte discusses what he calls "forever knowledge," and his latest projects: ...
Edward Tufte has been described by The New York Times as the "Leonardo da Vinci of Data." Since 1993, thousands have attended his daylong seminars... Edward Tufte, Offering 'Beautiful Evidence' Edward ...
Inspired by Edward Tufte's "sparklines," the typeface turns typed numerals into inline data visualizations. This Data-Viz Tool Is As Easy To Use As A Post-It Note Beam makes charts and graphs simple ...
At the end of his freshman year at Princeton, 42 years ago, Tim Ramis sought entry into an upper-division class titled, "Quantitative Analysis in Policy and Politics." In the ensuing interview, Ramis ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about media, technology, conferences and festivals globally. The essence of Tufte’s work is that there is a moral, ethical ...
Edward Tufte is most likely the world’s only graphic designer with roadies. “We own two of everything—amplifiers, digital projectors,” other A/V gear, he says. “One set moves up and down the West ...
THE Metro-North Railroad in the early ’80s published a pocket schedule of the arrival and departure times between New Haven and New York. In his book “Envisioning Information,” the information-design ...
Late last week, President Barack Obama announced that he would be appointing a gentleman named Edward Tufte to the independent panel that advises the Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board ...
Simply sign up to the Life & Arts myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. Edward Tufte is the guru of graphics, the high priest of presentation. For more than 30 years he has been showing us ...