Cool Workshop Today

I am down (over?) in Dearborn today at the Ritz-Carlton for a workshop by Edward Tufte. Tufte is an emeritus professor from Yale U, where he taught courses in statistical evidence, information design, and interface design. The New York Times calls him "The Leonardo da Vinci of data." In my opinion, he has written the definitive work on the subject, The Visual Display of Quantitative Information".

Most recently he has been on a crusade about the mangling of information by the use of PowerPoint. I am looking forward to seeing what he has to say about that.

I first picked up one of his books 4 or 5 years ago and have always marvelled at the beautiful design and presentation of the books. I have been looking forward to this workshop for months. I'll let you know how it was when I get back.