Hi Tom, sounds interesting, but I will have to content myself with getting one or more of the books for now, as Maggie and I will be away (on what I hope will be a wonderful trip to southern Utah). We hope to see you tomorrow at the Udall.
john ________________________________ From: Tom Johnson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, November 12, 2007 1:00 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] com; Michael Mariano; Carl Moore; Jerry Wellman; George Johnson Subject: [FRIAM] Eight on board for the Edward Tufte workshop in ABQ. Amigos: We have eight folks lined up for the Tufte workshop, so we only need you and one other person to hit the 10-person threshold. Hope to hear from you soon. -Tom ---------- Forwarded message ---------- 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 [EMAIL PROTECTED] ======================================================================== ==================== "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 [EMAIL PROTECTED] "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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