Three Lessons From Tufte
9th May. 2003
“Information itself cannot inherently be misleading or difficult to understand, but its visual representation or interpretation can be.”
"Because his books focus primarily on producing graphics for paper and on the representation of information, not the structuring of information, many information architects wonder about the value of Tufte's writing for their work. One of Tufte's principles, for example, is the data-ink ratio, a means for measuring the value of a graphic by comparing the ink used to the data represented."
"Tufte's work, however, can be applied to documentation successfully. This article considers three of his principles as they relate to information architecture documentation."
Link: Boxes and Arrows: Three Lessons From Tufte
Categorized: Design , Information Architecture