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Articles, thoughts, and how-to’s on presentation design, visual communications, and general design

Knapsack 4/10/12 Knapsack 4/10/12

Blender Chartjunk - There's Always a way to simplify further

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Knapsack 3/15/12 Knapsack 3/15/12

Data-Ink and The Dangers of Chart Junk in Information Design

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Knapsack 1/3/12 Knapsack 1/3/12

Visual Metaphors Rock! (Sometimes...)

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Knapsack 8/21/11 Knapsack 8/21/11

Is Clip Art Ever Okay?

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Knapsack 7/28/11 Knapsack 7/28/11

Book Review: Visualize This by Nathan Yau

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Knapsack 6/24/11 Knapsack 6/24/11

Stephen Few: "Does GE Think We're Stupid?"

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Knapsack 5/31/11 Knapsack 5/31/11

The Pentagon Purchasing Procedure

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Knapsack 5/19/11 Knapsack 5/19/11

Attack of the 50ft Pie Chart

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Infographics Smackdowns

Knapsack 5/18/11 Knapsack 5/18/11

Infographics Smackdowns

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Knapsack 5/13/11 Knapsack 5/13/11

Washington Monthly: Edward Tufte Profile

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SparkTweets!

Knapsack 5/11/11 Knapsack 5/11/11

SparkTweets!

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Visual Communication Observations from Vacation

Knapsack 4/18/11 Knapsack 4/18/11

Visual Communication Observations from Vacation

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The Power of The One Pager

Knapsack 4/3/11 Knapsack 4/3/11

The Power of The One Pager

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Data Overload is Ruining the Advertising Industry

Knapsack 3/5/11 Knapsack 3/5/11

Data Overload is Ruining the Advertising Industry

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Edward Tufte

Knapsack 5/18/10 Knapsack 5/18/10

Edward Tufte

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Don't Use Pie Charts

Knapsack 3/24/10 Knapsack 3/24/10

Don't Use Pie Charts

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Don't Show Data. Show the MEANING of Your Data.

Knapsack 3/16/10 Knapsack 3/16/10

Don't Show Data. Show the MEANING of Your Data.

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