Trees, maps, and theoremsJean-Luc Doumont
Trees, maps, and theorems
by Jean-Luc Doumont · first published 2009
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…focusing too much on the WHAT, neglecting the SO WHAT. However, the succinct phrasing helps me to also keep the SO WHAT in mind. (I first stumbled upon this way of phrasing things in the neat little book 'Trees, Maps and Theorems' by Doumont)
on “Writing better by answering why, what, how” ↗If you want actionable, I highly recommend Jean-Luc Doumont's "Trees Maps and Theorems." It's like a way more practical, actionable version of Tufte's work. Probably my favorite book on communicating with data. He's a great speaker as well, do take the opportunity to see one of his talks…
on “How Useful Is Tufte for Making Maps? (2007)” ↗…easier for most people to relate to.) My other mentions would be Algorithms to Live By (Christian and Griffiths), and Tufte's Visual Display of Quantitative Information (with a follow up of Doumont's Trees, Maps, and Theorems. Tufte I really enjoyed. Thank you for the Deming reference -- will need to put that and Performance modelling on the list!
on “Ask HN: Name 3-5 books that had the most impact on your career and knowledge?” ↗I feel the same way, and a good follow up book about more general communication is Trees, maps and theorems by Doumont, https://andrewpwheeler.com/2016/12/05/review-of-trees-maps-a... That said, I think it is possible my refusal to do cheeky ppt slides with smart art and fill them with graphs of real data…
on “The Cognitive Style of PowerPoint (2006) [pdf]” ↗I'd like to see a LaTeX template in the style of Jean-luc Doumont's book, Trees, maps, and theorems (http://www.treesmapsandtheorems.com/).
on “Book design inspired by Edward Tufte” ↗…The Magical Number Seven, Plus or Minus Two: Some Limits on our Capacity for Processing Information by George A. Miller * The Commonplace Book by Elizabeth Smither * The Oxford Handbook of Expertise * Trees, maps, and theorems: Effective communication for rational minds by Jean-luc Doumont * Applied Secretarial Practice by Rupert P. Sorelle and John Robert Gregg * The Card Catalog by Carla Hayden * What is a Document by Michael…
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