“Here is a draft of what might well be the 4 concluding pages to the chapter in ‘Beautiful Evidence’ on causal arrows and linking lines. A few other parts of the chapter were posted earlier (on the Barr art chart, on evolutionary trees and cladistic diagrams). After this new material is reviewed by Kindly Contributors, then perhaps the full 16-page chapter will at last be ready to post.” (Edward Tufte) – courtesy of xblog

“Cancer arises from the stepwise accumulation of genetic changes that confer upon an incipient neoplastic cell the properties of unlimited, self-sufficient growth and resistance to normal homeostatic regulatory mechanisms. Advances in human genetics and molecular and cellular biology have identified a collection of cell phenotypes — the main destinations in the subway map — that are required for malignant transformation. Specific molecular pathways (subway lines) are responsible for programming these behaviours.” (William C. Hahn and Robert A. Weinberg – Nature)

“They say that a picture is worth a thousand words. Indeed, some pictures are better at conveying some things than words. Still, not all pictures are created equal, and the power of visual communication is sometimes misunderstood, if not misused. Pictures are no panacea; some words may well convey concepts better than a thousand pictures, too.” (Jean-luc Doumont – STC Belgium)

Wire patterns of various subway systems. (fake is the new real) – courtesy of vuk cosic

“Why The Human Cognome Project Requires Visual Language Tools” – Talk given by Robert Horn at the Converging Technologies for Human Performance (Nano, Bio, Info, Cogno) Conference, 2003 (Robert Horn)

Before Tom Chi and KC did the world’s first HCI rap ‘We Got It’, MTV did information graphics. (astralwerks)

“Architect of six different news services for print and broadcast graphics, George has spent his career fine-tuning the craft of visual reporting, discovering talented people and starting business from scratch. Oh … and he invented the USA Today weather map. Find out what makes him tick and what he’s done for the field of visual journalism.” (Poynter online) – courtesy of interactive narratives

“Maas Digital founder Dan Maas created this dramatic, scientifically accurate computer animation to illustrate NASA’s Mars Exploration Rover mission.” (Maas Digital)

“I use ‘re-vision’ in the sense of both ‘to revise’ and ‘to see again’, possibly from a new perspective. (…) There is a great deal more to tell of Charles Joseph Minard.” (Gallery of Data Visualization)

“Visual information has the difficult task of revealing the vital essence of a situation without needless complexity. Needless is an important word in this context. The danger is over simplification will sacrifice insight into the situation. There is a dynamic tension between simplicity and insight which must be dealt with to qualify as more than graphical data.” (Design Crux)

“Head anatomy, with internal carotid angiogram. Photoshop, shown aprox. 20% of actual resolution.” (Patrick J. Lynch)

Some sample spreads from the new book by Richard Saul Wurman (2004) – “RSW has created this visual guide book to the most compelling issue of the 21st century.” (R.S. Wurman)

“Visual instructions are a common part of our daily lives. Maps, training manuals, textbooks, architectural plans, scientific papers, and street signs all use visual diagrams to communicate instructions. Yet, even the simplest visualizations typically take hours or days to design by hand, and therefore it is not currently possible to adapt and personalize instructions to the task, person, and situation for which they are eventually used. In contrast, while current computer-generated visualizations can be generated very quickly, these systems disregard many of the cognitive design principles that guide human designers. As a result current computer-generated visualizations can be very difficult to use.” (Maneesh Agrawala) – courtesy of yuri engelhardt

“In 1933, Harry Beck designed the London Underground Map. But … Was Design’s gain Geography’s loss?” (London’s Transport Museum) – courtesy of dirk knemeyer

“(…) here’s a few of the short films I’ve made.” (Nigel Holmes) – courtesy of elearningpost

“This paper presents three strategies for generating explanatory captions to accompany information graphics based on: (1) a representation of the structure of the graphical presentation (2) a framework for identifying the perceptual complexity of graphical elements, and (3) the structure of the data expressed in the graphic.” (Vibhu O. Mittal et al. – Learning Research and Development Center, University of Pittsburg)

“What is the common ground for a science of diagrams?” (Alan F. Blackwell and Yuri Engelhardt)