Color and Visual Presentation
Effective visual presentations can make use of color. However, color alone
should not be a conveyor of information, as it may exclude those who are
blind, and particularly those with color-blindness.
- Color and the Computer
- H. John Durrett, ed. Academic Press 1987,
ISBN 0-12-22521-1
Compilation of articles from 22 authors
"The wide availability of color displays now makes the use of color for
information display routine. Unfortunately, what is also routine is the
use of every possible color on a single display. This is frequently
accompanied by inconsistent use of color in and between displays.
The cumulative effect of such practices is to reduce a valuable means
of information coding to an annoyance or a device that causes people
to make mistakes."
- Do you remember the color Blue
- and other questions kids ask about blindness
Copyright © Sally Hobart Alexander 2000
ISBN 0-670-88043-4
Viking, Published by Penguin Putnam Books for Young Readers
Edward R. Tufte has long been recognized as the expert on effective
presentation. He has taught me much.
- The Visual Display of Quantitative Information
- Copyright © 1983 by Edward R Tufte
Graphics Press, Box 430, Cheshire CT, 06410
Here I learned of 'chart-junk,' a profound self-descriptive concept.
- Envisioning Information
- Copyright © 1990 by Edward Rolf Tufte
Graphics Press
Post Office Box 430, Cheshire CT 06410
- Visual Explanations, Images and Quantities, Evidence and
Narrative
- Copyright © 1997 by Edward Rolf Tufte
Published by Graphics Press,
Post Office Box 430, Cheshire CT 06410
- The Cognitive Style of Powerpoint
- Edward R Tufte, Graphics Press
July 2003
ISBN 0961392150
PPPhluff -- A stinging put-down of Power Point Presentations!
It includes and discusses the following superb parody:
- The Lincoln Gettysburg Cemetery Dedication
- Powerpoint Presentation created by Peter Norvig