Clément and
Minard discuss Napoleon’s Russian campaign…
Clément: How would you tell the story?
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| Napoleon's losses on the Russian Campaign 1812 |
Minard: Graph it.
Months on the independent variable. Soldier deaths the dependent. Numbers are dramatic. Simple.
Months on the independent variable. Soldier deaths the dependent. Numbers are dramatic. Simple.
Clément: OK, so that’s the What, When, Who. What
about the Where? Where does the where go?
Minard: Hmm.
Clément: And the whys? The temperatures, Moscow
deserted, Berezina river crossing, these all decimated Napoleon’s army.
Minard: Oui. Comment à ce sujet? We use a line of decreasing size,
east to west and back. Splits and rejoins. Dates plotted. Weather temperatures
falling along the retreat.
Clément: Magnifique!
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Voice-over
Beginning from a simple account of numbers a story
is built. And told on a graph.
Charles Minard did it brilliantly in 1869. He
puts “art” in the chart.
Edward Tufte says it "may well be the best statistical graphic
ever drawn."
What is your opinion about the design of visual
graphics?
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| Figurative map of French Army losses on the 1812 Russian Campaign |
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9 comments:
I knew Edward Tufte and David McCandless and Gary Hustwit a little in this assignment. I think Edward Tufte's graphic is unique but it is easy to understand. David McCandless is amazing person because he made many many font. If I have a chance, I wanna watch Gary Hustwit's documentary film.
I felt Edward's art is very unique and interesting.But,I can't undarstand the content.It is difficult for me to lisiten.
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It is difficult for me to understand. If you change design, information is more understable, he thinks. I agree that.
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I think the font Helvetica made by Max and Eduard is popular for the people in the world. In Japan, people can see it in our daily lives(campany logos, station names in English).
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media are not only send messages by video, but also send by word.
i recognize that many fonts and colors can describe that how it can be seen impressive for their company's concept.
I understand that it is success for Edward Tufte to visualize date. This can analyze some information from chart and introduces new concept in two-dimensions chart.
Three mans are famous in the world. and MC candles's a lot of fonts are fantastic for me.
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What criticisms of PowerPoint does Tufte make?
He tends to be preoccupied with historical, pre-digital approaches to design.
What was his third book, Understanding Media about and when was it published?
It is about Media being extensions of human bodies and senses, and how media influence our behaving. It was published in 1964.
Thanks for the comments.
A correction: David McCandless creates graphics, not fonts.
Note: weekly evaluation system is as follows:
15 questions answered from wkly film on YouTube = 0.0 to 1.0 (max)
1 appropriate comment posted on wh5 = 0.0 to 1.0 (max)
Active participation in wkly discussion F2F = 0.0 to 1.0 (max)
Total weekly = 3.0 (max)
Total topics = 12
Max semester score = 12 x 3.0 = 36.0 (max)
30.0-36.0 = S
25.0-29.9 = A
20.0-24.9 = B
15.0-19.9 = C
10.0-14.9 = D
less is even less!
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