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 These are pages describing various visualization resources. More often than not, this means books - but due to the way the web site is built, books are a [tag](tags/books), not a "subsection".
 
-Note, that for the books, usually what I am describing is why the book is relevant to my class. But if its relevant to students in my class, it is probably similarly relevant to you.
+Note, that for the books, usually what I am describing is why the book is relevant to my class. But if it's relevant to students in my class, it is probably similarly relevant to you.

content/resources/bertin/index.md

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-Bertin's books, while historically interesting, are not really suitable for class. They are hard to read. A part of the problem is that they are translated from French (and it shows). Part of it is that he was thinking in very formal ways, trying to define things very particularly. Another problem is that things are so old that they lack context: he was doing things by hand, and had little way to use color.
+Bertin's books, while historically interesting, are not really suitable for class. They are hard to read. A part of the problem is that they are translated from French (and it shows). Part of it is that he was thinking in very formal ways, trying to define things very particularly. Another problem is that things are so old that they lack context: he was doing things by hand and had little way to use color.
 
 Most of his key ideas have been re-discovered by others since he wrote them. So, we'll see lots of references to Bertin throughout the class, but you won't be required to read the original sources.
 

content/resources/cairo/index.md

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-Alberto Cairo’s books "The Functional Art" and "The Truthful Art" art are both excellent visualization books. Cairo is a designer who focuses on journalism visualizations, so his target is more for journalists and creators of “information graphics.” But he has such a keen eye, writes well, and brings enough of the “academic vis” concepts to his work that his books make them really valuable to a wide audience. His writing style – which makes very clear what is his opinions, and what is more factual (unlike, say, Tufte) – is very accessible, and the book is full of nice examples.
+Alberto Cairo’s books "The Functional Art" and "The Truthful Art" art are both excellent visualization books. Cairo is a designer who focuses on journalism visualizations, so his target is more for journalists and creators of “information graphics.” But he has such a keen eye, writes well, and brings enough of the “academic vis” concepts to his work that his books make them really valuable to a wide audience. His writing style – which makes very clear what is his opinion, and what is more factual (unlike, say, Tufte) – is very accessible, and the book is full of nice examples.
 
 His books are open minded (he sees both sides of the various debates), and provide a good balance between the artist/designer prospective, the psychologist perspective, and the Tufte-ist perspective.
 

content/resources/munzner/index.md

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-**UW Students:** You can access the book through the library [(catalog page)](https://search.library.wisc.edu/catalog/9913040404802121), there is a hard to find link to access it from the publisher [(this still works)](https://www-taylorfrancis-com.ezproxy.library.wisc.edu/books/9780429088902).  If you want to buy it, you can [find it online](http://amzn.to/2hsH7HZ).
+**UW Students:** You can access the book through the library [(catalog page)](https://search.library.wisc.edu/catalog/9913040404802121), or there is a hard to find link to access it from the publisher [(this still works)](https://www-taylorfrancis-com.ezproxy.library.wisc.edu/books/9780429088902).  If you want to buy it, you can [find it online](http://amzn.to/2hsH7HZ).
 
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-This is a "graduate level computer science" textbook – that shares a similar philosophy to how I like to think about (and teach) visualization. It’s really good at giving you a way to think about visualization, and some examples of how the ideas are applied. It is of limited use as a reference book, and it doesn’t talk about practical issues at all. Over the course of the semester we will read almost all chapters of Munzer’s book.
+This is a "graduate level computer science" textbook that shares a similar philosophy to how I like to think about (and teach) visualization. It’s really good at giving you a way to think about visualization, and some examples of how the ideas are applied. It is of limited use as a reference book, and it doesn’t talk about practical issues at all. Over the course of the semester we will read almost all chapters of Munzer’s book.
 
 This book will give you a good way to think about visualization. It’s not about the details, or the specific techniques. It totally avoids the discussion of how to do implementation. Tamara (I refer to her by first name, since we’ve been friends for a long time) has thought long and hard about this stuff, and has a coherent way to talk about it.
 

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-Edward Tufte's books are probably the most famous (or infamous) books on visualization. They are more art history books, full of historical examples and commentary, then books to help you understand or design visualizations. However, they are very influential, and everyone in the field (and many people outside of the field) talk about them. We look at parts of them for class.
+Edward Tufte's books are probably the most famous (or infamous) books on visualization. They are more art history books, full of historical examples and commentary, than books to help you understand or design visualizations. However, they are very influential, and everyone in the field (and many people outside of the field) talks about them. We look at parts of them for class.
 
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-Tufte is an important character in the story of visualization. He asserts his strong opinions as fact, even though they are often just his personal taste, examples of bad reasoning, not supported by evidence, or flat out wrong. You can read my discussion of this from the [2015 class](https://graphics.cs.wisc.edu/WP/vis15/2014/12/24/not-the-textbook-tuftes-books/). We'll also read some counterpoint to him, so you'll be able to appreciate it. Cairo's *The Functional Art* has a nicely balanced discussion of Tufte, which we'll read. I recommend a critique of his critique style by [Wattenberg and Viegas](https://medium.com/@hint_fm/design-and-redesign-4ab77206cf9). 
+Tufte is an important character in the story of visualization. He asserts his strong opinions as fact even though they are often just his personal taste, examples of bad reasoning, not supported by evidence, or flat out wrong. You can read my discussion of this from the [2015 class](https://graphics.cs.wisc.edu/WP/vis15/2014/12/24/not-the-textbook-tuftes-books/). We'll also read some counterpoint to him, so you'll be able to appreciate it. Cairo's *The Functional Art* has a nicely balanced discussion of Tufte, which we'll read. I recommend a critique of his critique style by [Wattenberg and Viegas](https://medium.com/@hint_fm/design-and-redesign-4ab77206cf9). 
 
 Despite their flaws, or maybe because of their flaws, Tufte's books are really important. They are an important part of the dialog around visualization: everyone who works in the field is familiar with them.
 

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-This is a thin little book (I know several people who read it in one sitting) that discusses the psychology of visual perception and its relationship to visualization and design. It’s not very deep, but its a great place to get started in appreciating how understanding how we see can help us be better designers.
+This is a thin little book (I know several people who read it in one sitting) that discusses the psychology of visual perception and its relationship to visualization and design. It’s not very deep, but it's a great place to get started in appreciating how understanding how we see can help us be better designers.
 
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