In 1983. Edward Tufte wrote a book called The Visual Display of Quantitative Information. Many leading journals consider this book to be the definitive work on this subject. Since that time, Tufte has written numerous other books and articles on the display of information and data, how it shapes the ways we think, and how it can have profound consequences. Go to Tufte's Web site at brtp./I wowtedivaritufte.oom/tufte and read some of the articles and forum discussions. Tufte's Web site also contains numerous links to other sites; you may find them to be equally interesting and/or valuable.

a. Describe some of the articles and their viewpoints that you found on the Web site.

b. What is "chartjunk"?

c. What does Tufte have to say about project management charts? Are his suggestions viable in your opinion?

d. What is 'Tufte's viewpoint on Microsoft Power Point? Do you agree? Why or why not?

e. Assume you are starting a career as a systems designer. After reading the material on Tufte's Web site, describe those concepts, guidelines, or viewpoints, if any, that you believe are absolutely vital for every systems designer to understand and apply.