[FRIAM] Edward Tufte workshop in ABQ. Wanna go?

[MCW]

Hi everybody I just wanted to chime in:  per the Tufte seminar -- this
is a "new and improved" version of his previous seminar and reportedly
it's great...incorporates the info from his most recent book.

I have a friend who works in this area (information architecture) who
attended a few months ago here in the Bay Area, and his experience was
very positive.  ( I attended the "old" seminar a few years
ago...haven't gotten to the new one yet...)

- Mary Walker
-- 
Consultant
http://www.linkedin.com/in/marywalker


On Nov 7, 2007 10:52 PM, Tom Johnson <tom at jtjohnson.com> wrote:
> FRIAM-ers --
>
> Edward Tufte is among the pioneers of a relatively small cohort who have
> long understood that we first see -- and try to tease meaning from --
> symbols and then text.  His work in presenting data and information came to
> many of us as real joy.  If nothing else, it was Tufte's book that first
> exposed me to Minard's classic map/chart of Napoleon's failed assault on
> Moscow (see http://www.edwardtufte.com/tufte/posters  )  [Hmmmm, what would
> Minard do with Iraq?  Perhaps FRIAM should promote a world-wide contest?]
> And Tufte also introduced me to Anscombe's Quartet (
> http://tinyurl.com/2qacqd ) .  Thanks, Ed.
>
> Now, for one day only, Ed Tufte is coming to Albuquerque to give his
> fascinating lecture/workshop on "Presenting Data and Visualization"
> [See http://www.edwardtufte.com/tufte/courses ]
>
> I attended one of these five or six years back, and came away enriched.
> That said, the tariff for the day is "...$380 per person. This fee
> includes all four books, Visual Explanations, Envisioning Information, The
> Visual Display of Quantitative Information, and Beautiful Evidence.
>
> Groups of 10 or more, registering simultaneously, receive a 25% discount.
> The fee for full-time students not currently employed is $200; provide a
> copy of the current student ID and phone number of school registrar. There
> are no other discounts."
>
> The books are usually about $50 each, so if you don't have them, then $200
> for the day isn't bad.  However, note the group discount mentioned above.
>
> If we can get 10 FRIAM-ers onboard, then the workshop fee drops to, um, um,
> $285.  Still not cheap, but look at it this way: We save big time on travel,
> hotels and meals.
>
> So -- LET TOM JOHNSON KNOW RIGHT AWAY IF YOU ARE INTERESTED.  I WOULD GUESS
> WE WOULD WANT TO GET REGISTERED BEFORE THANKSGIVING.
>
>  OPERATORS ARE STANDING BY AT 505-577-6482 OR tom at jtjohnson.com
>
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>
> "One visionary day....the insights of this class lead to new levels of
> understanding both for creators and viewers of visual displays." WIRED
>
> "The Leonardo da Vinci of data." THE NEW YORK TIMES
>
> Topics covered in one-day course
>
> fundamental strategies of information design
> evaluating evidence used in presentations
> statistical data: tables, graphics, and semi-graphics
> business, scientific, legal, financial presentations
> complexity and clarity
> effective presentations: on paper and in person
> use of video, overheads, computers, and handouts
> multi-media, internet, and websites
> credibility of presentations
> design of information displays in public spaces
> animation and scientific visualizations
> design of computer interfaces and manuals
> -- tj
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>  J. T. Johnson
> Institute for Analytic Journalism -- Santa Fe, NM USA
> www.analyticjournalism.com
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