A timeless classic in how complex information should be presented graphically. The Strunk & White of visual design. Should occupy a place of honor--within arm's reach--of everyone attempting to understand or depict numerical data graphically. The design of the book is an exemplar of the principles it espouses: elegant typography and layout, and seamless integration of lucid text and perfectly chosen graphical examples. Very Highly Recommended.


Datamation
One of the best books you will ever see.


John Tukey, Bell Laboratories and Princeton University
A tour de force.


From Book News, Inc.
The first edition of Tufte's now classic text on the design of statistical graphics was published in 1983. Tufte published it himself with the help of a second mortgage in order to have complete control over the book's design, which he wanted to reflect the intellectual principles put forth in its contents. That edition saw 17 reprintings. This second edition provides high-resolution color reproduction of William Playfair's many graphics, adds color to other images, and includes all the changes and corrections accumulated since the first edition publication.Copyright © 2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

FROM OUR EDITORS

Celebrated designer and educator Edward R. Tufte here shares the fundamentals of graphic design in a book that has come to be considered a classic. Scientific American described this seminal work as "original, beautifully presented, sharp and learned...a work of art."

FROM THE PUBLISHER

The Visual Display of Quantitative Information contains 250 illustrations of the best (and a few of the worst) statistical charts, graphics, and tables, with a detailed analysis of how to display quantitative data for precise, quick, effective analysis. Highest quality book design and production throughout.

SYNOPSIS

A modern classic. Tufte teaches the fundamentals of graphics, charts, maps and tables. Includes 250 delightfullly entertaining illustrations, all beautifully printed.

FROM THE CRITICS

Scientific American

Original, beautifully presented, sharp and learned, this book is a work of art. The art here is cognitive art, the graphic display of relations and empirical data, now an indispensable tool of science and engineering.

PC Magazine

This beautifully typeset, illustrated, and printed large-format volume is an accurate, funny, and downright rude short course in the history and practice of statistical graphics. A touchstone of style.

Optical Engineering

A classic reference. The overall intention and power of the book is stunning.

The New York Times

The da Vinci of data.

The Boston Globe