Archive for June, 2010

need to remember to record these more

June 30th, 2010

M: Mommy are you an adol?
Me: Am I a what?
M: Mommy, are you an adol?
C: Yes, because she eats salad. Adults eat salad and she drives the red car.
[we've incorporated an evening salad for the kids with dinner so I think that's where this comes from]
M: Well, I eat salad.
Me: That’s because you’re such a [...]

Things I learned in Tufte’s class

June 14th, 2010

p. 17-20, Visual Display of Quantitative Information
Cancer Maps
We can accommodate this level of information because it is simplified and there is a map that is generally interactive.
The super-graphic is necessary to do in one “slide” for absorption
General spatial comparisons have to happen vs. temporal ones (that take 16 slides) for effectiveness
Resolution is important for spatial [...]