And over 100,000 people have paid to hear his seminar in data visualization. His ideas keep it simple, get rid of the chart junk have made him a legend in design circles. But ET, as he's known, isn't ...

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 ...

"The history of visualizing data," Edward Tufte says, "is very substantially a history of science." As we develop new ways to observe the world, we develop new ways, as well, to render it -- to ...

I had long wanted to meet Edward R. Tufte--the man the New York Times called "the da Vinci of data" because of his concisely written and artfully illustrated books on the visual display of data--and ...

As more media outlets embrace data, and data visualizations become integral to storytelling, it’s increasingly important to understand what makes an effective graphical presentation. While much has ...

Agui Carter, Bomb It 2, Cleanflix, Dan Sharkey, data visualization, Edward Tufte, Elain McMillion Sheldon, Fall 2014, Graphic Design, Hard Earned, Inequality for All ...

Two classics of data visualization and graphics. If you're serious about data and its presentation, these are must-have additions to your library. The Visual Display of Quantitative Information. 16th ...

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: ...

This is SCIENCE FRIDAY. I'm Flora Lichtman. Up next: the man who wrote the book - well, the books, rather - on data visualization. He was doing infographics before everybody was doing infographics.

This is SCIENCE FRIDAY. I'm Flora Lichtman. Up next: the man who wrote the book - well, the books, rather - on data visualization. He was doing infographics before everybody was doing infographics.