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cariaso on July 5, 2015 | parent | context | favorite | on: Graphic Presentation (1939)

wow, more Tufte than Tufte and much earlier.

elijahmeeks on July 5, 2015 [–]

You must not know Tufte very well or not have looked very closely at this text. It includes numerous recommendations to use decorative elements in charts, and that kind of thing horrifies Tufte.

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