Seeing with Fresh Eyes: Meaning, Space, Data, Truth

Review\n'All communicators should read Edward Tufte's latest book. Every page is packed with stunning visual and written insights on the art of communication, by ET who sees the world with the freshest of eyes.' Natalie Wolchover, Quanta\n'Edward Tufte is the revelatory retina of our time, ever connecting eye and brain in enlightening new ways. He creates masterpieces about design that are themselves masterpieces of design. Seeing with Fresh Eyes: Meaning, Space, Data, Truth takes all that he knows into a yet deeper level of wisdom and wider realm of inquiry. A completely delicious work.' Stewart Brand, creator of the Whole Earth Catalog\n'A magnificent work of art design insight philosophy. Just as Wittgenstein found deep meaning in ordinary language, Tufte discovers insights in ordinary graphics. Not only graphics, but lists and stacks, which with his eye take on new significance. The chapter on the ethics (and lack thereof) in medical research is a masterpiece, deserving of wide distribution and readership. It is a public service.' Dennis F. Thompson, Alfred North Whitehead Professor of Political Philosophy Emeritus, Harvard University\nIntroduction: The Thinking Eye 4. 1 Meaning And Space: See With Fresh Eyes, Question Everything, Remodel Conventional Models 6. 2 Content-Responsive Space: Typography, Redesigning Sentences, Paragraphs, Labels 49. 3 Graphical Sentences: Nouns And Verbs, Structure And Function 64. 4 Data Analysis When Truth Matters: On The Relationship Between Evidence And Conclusions. Remodeling Statistical Practice And Teaching 81. 5 Annotations: Explanatory Words, Numbers, Graphics, Images, Organized By Content-Responsive Local Grids. Is Thinking Just Annotating The World? 121. 6 Instructions At Point Of Need 131. 7 Lists: Theory And Practice 141. 8 Smarter And Shorter Meetings: Remodeling Nonfiction Presentations 150. 9 A Visual Index, A Quilt Of Sources And Images: Remodeling The Back-Matter In Books 162.