The Cognitive Style of PowerPoint: Pitching Out Corrupts Within, Second Edition
by Edward R. Tufte
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Author: Edward R. TufteBrand: Graphics Press LLC
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2006
ISBN: 0961392169
Number of pages: 32
Publisher: Graphics Press
Book Reviews of The Cognitive Style of PowerPoint: Pitching Out Corrupts Within, Second Edition
Book Review: An enjoyable indictment
Summary: 5 Stars
Tufte makes a cogent case against PowerPoint in this sleek, catalog-sized volume, blaming it for, among other things, the Columbia disaster. He recommends paper handouts as an alternative for anyone presenting serious science, numbers-intensive business, or anything else requiring thought. Does he go a bit overboard? Certainly. But that's what makes the book fun rather than pedantic. Everyone in my PhD program has read it at some point with great interest, pondered it for a while, and then reverted to using PowerPoint. C'est la vie.
However, before you buy this, realize that this volume is also a chapter in Tufte's latest full-sized design book, Beautiful Evidence. If, like me, you enjoy having Tufte's works on your shelves, then this excerpted edition is of little use.
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