This year while reading online about improving data graphics I kept coming across the name Edward Tufte. He is a professor interested in the topic and from what I gather has written 3 of the most influential books on the topic. Since I make a lot of plots and data graphics at work as a way to help understand system interactions and describe problems or system performance to others, I decided to buy two of the most well regarded:
- The Visual Display of Quantitative Information
- Envisioning Information
Reading these led to me spending a few evenings (over 3 weeks!) making a modern version of one of my favorite graphics seen in the books.
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