On page 107, the beginning of “Chartjunk: Vibrations, Grids and Ducks,” Tufte claims that graphical decoration prospers in technical publications. Aside from the fact that it is cheaper, what are the reasons for this unneeded design element’s success?
On page 112, Jacques Bertin claimed that a good design has to “flirt with ambiguity.” Tufte goes on to say that there are no good examples that prove this idea. Why have we not been able to provide a good example? Should we even be trying to make graphics that flirt with ambiguity if it seems that good ones are not made in this way?
On page 117, what do Venturi, Brown and Izenour mean when they assert, “It is all right to decorate construction but never construct decoration” in Learning from Las Vegas?
In the second Tufte reading, the author shows the importance of visual design reflecting the true scientific analysis with the examples of the cholera epidemic in 1800s London and the Challenger explosion. Does he then suggest that a graphic designer should also have an educational background in the field which he/she is portraying? Science and graphic design are usually thought of as areas on different sides of the spectrum. How can someone marry the two in order to create a strong design?
In the second Tufte reading, the author shows the importance of visual design reflecting the true scientific analysis with the examples of the cholera epidemic in 1800s London and the Challenger explosion. Does he then suggest that a graphic designer should also have an educational background in the field which he/she is portraying? Science and graphic design are usually thought of as areas on different sides of the spectrum. How can someone marry the two in order to create a strong design?
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