Comments on: Ivy League Rock and Roll – A day with Edward Tufte http://blog.bissantz.com/a-day-with-tufte Bissantz ponders Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:39:13 +0100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: PL http://blog.bissantz.com/a-day-with-tufte/comment-page-1#comment-16374 PL Thu, 12 Nov 2009 21:21:11 +0000 http://blog.bissantz.com/a-day-with-tufte#comment-16374 I just attended Tufte's one day course on Presenting Data and Information yesterday, 11/11/09, and the quote Nicolas attributes toTufte actually is ET quoting T.S. Eliot. The day was pretty much the same as described in the blog. However, the "Start up Reading List" of the pages in his books that had to be read before the course started was handed out at registration by one of ET's people who hurredly mumbled something about "the middle of the page". Seemingly contrary to ET's principles, that handout was so crowded with words and information that it was not easy to find the assignment - italicized text in the middle of the first page. I just attended Tufte’s one day course on Presenting Data and Information yesterday, 11/11/09, and the quote Nicolas attributes toTufte actually is ET quoting T.S. Eliot. The day was pretty much the same as described in the blog. However, the “Start up Reading List” of the pages in his books that had to be read before the course started was handed out at registration by one of ET’s people who hurredly mumbled something about “the middle of the page”. Seemingly contrary to ET’s principles, that handout was so crowded with words and information that it was not easy to find the assignment – italicized text in the middle of the first page.

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]]> By: Nicolas Bissantz http://blog.bissantz.com/a-day-with-tufte/comment-page-1#comment-4223 Nicolas Bissantz Thu, 16 Aug 2007 16:47:27 +0000 http://blog.bissantz.com/a-day-with-tufte#comment-4223 Typeweight, I am sorry, I forgot the credits here, which are all yours of course. Maybe I had ET's quote in the back of my head that "Talent imitates, genius steals" ... ;-) Typeweight, I am sorry, I forgot the credits here, which are all yours of course. Maybe I had ET’s quote in the back of my head that “Talent imitates, genius steals” … ;-)

]]> By: typeweight http://blog.bissantz.com/a-day-with-tufte/comment-page-1#comment-4198 typeweight Thu, 16 Aug 2007 00:58:54 +0000 http://blog.bissantz.com/a-day-with-tufte#comment-4198 Reading this brought back great memories of attending Tufte's course a couple years ago. But you need to <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/typeweight/15547060" rel="nofollow">properly attribute the photo of Tufte</a> holding the book -- I'm the one who took it. Reading this brought back great memories of attending Tufte’s course a couple years ago. But you need to properly attribute the photo of Tufte holding the book — I’m the one who took it.

]]> By: John's Random Review http://blog.bissantz.com/a-day-with-tufte/comment-page-1#comment-3304 John's Random Review Fri, 27 Jul 2007 18:36:27 +0000 http://blog.bissantz.com/a-day-with-tufte#comment-3304 <strong>Edward Tufte ROCKS.</strong> A quick and dirty review of my day at Tufte’s “Presenting Data and Information” seminar, June 24 2007. ... Edward Tufte ROCKS.

A quick and dirty review of my day at Tufte’s “Presenting Data and Information” seminar, June 24 2007.

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]]> By: William R. Drucker http://blog.bissantz.com/a-day-with-tufte/comment-page-1#comment-642 William R. Drucker Sat, 12 May 2007 16:54:44 +0000 http://blog.bissantz.com/a-day-with-tufte#comment-642 The forgoing comments express accurately my experience and analysis of a Tufte course in Stamford, Conn this week. The intelectual stimulation took me back to ancient days in another Ivy League institution somewhat north of New Haven. I agree without reservation: Strunk and White should be read annually. And for those in the teaching business, information transfer requires consulting Tufte, all four volumes, until his messages are welded into performance. But, and its a big pragmaric but, where do we move from readily usable now infamous Powerpoint to a "user friendly" propbably expensive computer program that will aid us in performing like desciples of the master? Convention will insure continuation of slide show presentations. Is there a bridging practical design? The forgoing comments express accurately my experience and analysis of a Tufte course in Stamford, Conn this week. The intelectual stimulation took me back to ancient days in another Ivy League institution somewhat north of New Haven. I agree without reservation: Strunk and White should be read annually. And for those in the teaching business, information transfer requires consulting Tufte, all four volumes, until his messages are welded into performance. But, and its a big pragmaric but, where do we move from readily usable now infamous Powerpoint to a “user friendly” propbably expensive computer program that will aid us in performing like desciples of the master? Convention will insure continuation of slide show presentations. Is there a bridging practical design?

]]> By: whatisee http://blog.bissantz.com/a-day-with-tufte/comment-page-1#comment-257 whatisee Sun, 08 Apr 2007 16:48:46 +0000 http://blog.bissantz.com/a-day-with-tufte#comment-257 I've always had attending one of his presentations in the back of my head. Great writeup I’ve always had attending one of his presentations in the back of my head. Great writeup

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