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cazh1: on Business, Information, and Technology

Thoughts and observations on the intersection of technology and business; searching for better understanding of what's relevant, where's the value, and (always) what's the goal ...

Friday, July 09, 2004

Current Writings on Presenting Complex Information Visually

Current Writings on Presenting Complex Information Visually It was during a slow point at work a few years ago, while we were in the process of being acquired, that I had the opportunity to get some training / attend some seminars, and I went to a presentation / lecture by Edward Tufte regarding the visual presentation of data - boy, was I hooked. This guy was/is speaking my language, and I am firm believer in his methods. In this week's Intelligent Enterprise magazine, this article talks about the block-and-tackle issues around presenting complex data with charts, etc. Stephen Few has apparently checked out Tufte's work, and makes reference to it - surprisingly, it's actually the first I've seen in the trades. Mr. Few takes the Business Intelligence (BI) vendors to task for overcomplicating most demos / samples reports, and I very much agree. I am looking forward to the rest of this series.

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