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Old 04-18-2001, 09:24 PM   #3
richlevy
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Originally posted by Tony Shepps
For one thing, it's a nice visual display of quantitative information that would make Edward R. Tufte proud. (Sorry. Only information designers know who Edward R. Tufte is; his books on displaying information graphically are considered the Strunk and White of visual design.)
Was Tufte the person who designed the chart of the losses from the French invasion of Russia during the War of 1812 (large ribbon of French go in, small trickle come back out)?
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