Edward Tufte workshop in ABQ. Wanna go?

[Tom Johnson]

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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[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
>
> ============================================================================================
>
> "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
> ==========================================
>  J. T. Johnson
> Institute for Analytic Journalism -- Santa Fe, NM USA
> www.analyticjournalism.com
> 505.577.6482(c)                                 505.473.9646(h)
>  http://www.jtjohnson.com                 tom at jtjohnson.com
>
> "You never change things by fighting the existing reality.
> To change something, build a new model that makes the
> existing model obsolete."
>                                                    -- Buckminster Fuller
> ==========================================
>
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