[nycbug-talk] Edward Tufte - Presenting Data And Information

[Marc Spitzer]

On 3/14/07, Andy Michaels <lego at therac25.net> wrote:
>
> On Mar 14, 2007, at 11:33 PM, Eric Lee wrote:
>
> > Hello,
> >
> > I am planning to attend the Edward Tufte 'Presenting Data And
> > Information' one day course next month at the Manhattan Center.
> > While browsing the 'courses' section of his site, I noticed this
> > clause:
> >
> > "The fee for the one-day course is $380 per person. [...] Groups of
> > 10 or more, registering simultaneously, receive a 25% discount. "
> >
> > Course site: http://www.edwardtufte.com/tufte/courses
> > Dates: Tue, Apr-24; Wed, Apr-25, Fri, Apr-26
> >
> > The cost per individual with the group discount would be $285.  The
> > cost as a student is $200 (  $150 w/ group discount ).
> >
> > Sorry for spamming the list with this request, but I just thought it
> > would be a shame if nine other people were silently planning to
> > attend. I'm beginning to gain an interest in Information Design and
> > this seems like a decent way to learn a bit about it from a
> > practitioner. And no, this is not a web design course.  If any of you
> > have done his course in the past and have negative impressions of it,
> > please let me know so that I may redirect these funds towards Wii
> > games, energy drinks and/or a kurobox.
> >
> > You may now begin the hurling of rotten vegetables in my general
> > direction.
> >
> > /eric
>
> Tufte is the master.  I have read 3 of his books and try to use the
> principles therein in all my data graphics.  Unfortunately, I can't
> make it to the class.  I'm sure it's a good session, though!  Enjoy.
>
> small multiples!

He does a good job, I caught his course at BNL on long island.


marc

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