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.