 Jacques Bertin passed away |
| Jacques Bertin passed away |
 May 15 2010, 05:44 AM
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 Hall of Fame  Group: Associate Admin Posts: 2,998 Joined: 9-Sep 04 From: The Netherlands Member No.: 14  Netherlands  |
Just got this through the Carto-SOC list. Jacques Bertin passed away on May 3rd. His work on information visualisation, mainly through his work "Semiologie Graphique" is a very important foundation on what we do today.
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May 16 2010, 10:13 PM
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Newbie Group: Validated Member Posts: 5 Joined: 19-Oct 05 From: Seattle Member No.: 244  United States |
I remember reading and trying to understand his books while in graduate school many years ago. Bertin helped develop the idea of a deliberate, rational approach to technical graphics. Though I understood the details poorly, I was impressed with his premise that we can analyze information needs to help us design solutions.
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