Visual Display Quantitative Information-Abstract Saul

The visual display of quantitative information

Saul Greenberg

Do you have any numbers collected from your latest project that you would like to show off grpahically? Or do you spend time trying to decipher graphs and charts produced by such pinnacles of journalism as "USA today"? If so, it is time to jar yourself out of the hum-drum graph techniques you learnt in high-school and move on to excellence when presenting or viewing quantitative information.

In this seminar, you will travel through graphical excellence, illustrated by both mainstream and innovative images that communicate with clarity, precision and efficiency. The tour includes following Napolean to Russia, taking the train from Paris to Lyon, and prancing by the faces of viscious wolves. Along the way, you will learn about graphical integrity---how you should tell the truth with images, and how to recognize those that lie. You will discover the proven tricks of producing excellent graphs without having any artistic talent: Ideas such as maximizing data-ink and eliminating chartjunk will be explained.

The best part is that you can take these ideas away with you, for this seminar is a tour through Edward R. Tufte's marvelous book: "The visualization of quantitative information"

Who should attend: Only those people who use tables and graphs to present information should come. This means everybody!