http://bylr.net/3/2008/05/a-call-for-visual-literacy/ "you're at this website. i guarantee it." -dan byler Thu, 04 Dec 2008 18:41:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 http://bylr.net/3/2008/05/a-call-for-visual-literacy/#comment-1249 Dan Byler Wed, 09 Jul 2008 15:44:19 +0000 http://bylr.net/3/2008/05/a-call-for-visual-literacy/#comment-1249 <p>Thanks for stopping by, Dave. By some coincidence, I just read that case study last week. It goes to show how critical information <strong>presentation</strong> can be. (The excerpt is available <a href="http://www.edwardtufte.com/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg?msg_id=0001yB&topic_id=1" rel="nofollow">here</a>.)</p> Thanks for stopping by, Dave. By some coincidence, I just read that case study last week. It goes to show how critical information presentation can be. (The excerpt is available here.)

]]> http://bylr.net/3/2008/05/a-call-for-visual-literacy/#comment-1216 David D Mon, 07 Jul 2008 22:45:55 +0000 http://bylr.net/3/2008/05/a-call-for-visual-literacy/#comment-1216 <p>I taught the physics of shuttle takeoff to high schoolers in the 90s. I wish I had known about Tufte then. In one of his books, he presents the tragic consequences of poor data visualization: the 1986 Challenger launch decision. Engineers had decisive data to call a halt to the launch, but their presentation was unpersuasive to the decision-makers. Tufte's redesigned graphics make the no-go decision seem obvious. But that's not what happened. How interesting that would have been for my students.</p> I taught the physics of shuttle takeoff to high schoolers in the 90s. I wish I had known about Tufte then. In one of his books, he presents the tragic consequences of poor data visualization: the 1986 Challenger launch decision. Engineers had decisive data to call a halt to the launch, but their presentation was unpersuasive to the decision-makers. Tufte’s redesigned graphics make the no-go decision seem obvious. But that’s not what happened. How interesting that would have been for my students.

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