Thursday, April 26, 2007

Upcoming local courses by Edward Tufte

via Edward Tufte's web site:

Experimental Two-Day Course
with Edward Tufte

Palo Alto, CA
July 12-13, 2007

Presenting Data and Information:
A One-Day Course Taught by Edward Tufte

San Francisco, CA
July 17, 2007; July 18, 2007; July 19, 2007; July 20, 2007

Edward Tufte has written seven books, including Visual Explanations, Envisioning Information, The Visual Display of Quantitative Information, and Data Analysis for Politics and Policy. He writes, designs, and self-publishes his books on analytical design, which have received more than 40 awards for content and design. He is Professor Emeritus at Yale University, where he taught courses in statistical evidence, information design, and interface design. His current work includes landscape sculpture, printmaking, video and a new book.