Edward is a professer of design at yale university . He is an expert in information design and the representation of statistics via graphs, charts and diagrams. one of his best known books on this subject is envisioning information "The book provides practical advice about how to explain complex material by visual means, with extraordinary examples to illustrate the fundamental principles of information displays." The book has won 17 design awards for its content and ideas and its systems of showing infomation are well used all over design today.
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