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Thursday, August 9, 2012

Review of Tufte course

Review of Tufte course

Thousands of people have attended Edward Tufte's one-day course on data graphics. Robert Kosara did not like it.

My advice? Buy his books. Read them. They're good. Just realize that you're getting a historical perspective on data visualization, not the cutting edge. Understand that Tufte's ideas are a good starting point, not a religion. There are many things that Tufte doesn't know, including pretty much anything related to visual perception and cognition, recent work (less than 30 years old), and interaction.

I've never been, but that's sort of what I expected. Has anyone had a different experience with the course?




Celebrating the joy of metering

Compass Brooch

Meters, by Berlin-based designers Patrick Kochlik and Monika Hoinkis, celebrates the joy of measuring for the sake of measuring. The pieces include a compass brooch and a bubble level that you wear as a watch, which is nice because everyone likes to know where they're going while walking a level surface.

[via infosthetics]




Short film imagines life with data and constant digital

In the what-happens-when-technology-takes-over-our-lives genre, Sight by Eran May-raz and Daniel Lazo, imagines a world where we wear contacts that augment our reality at such a high level that digital becomes physical. Life becomes a game, and everything is gamified, including an incredibly awkward date. But wait, there's an app for that.




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