Edward Tufte [1942-present]
Edward Rolf Tufte is an American statistician who is currently working as a professor Emeritus at Yale University in the fields of statistics, information design, interface design, and political economy. He is an expert in the presentation of information graphics and the New York Times has described him as the da Vinci of data. Tufte was born in Kansas City, Missouri, was raised in Beverly Hills, California, and now resides in Cheshire, Connecticut. When he was a student at Yale, he was taught by John Tukey, a pioneer in the field of information design. Tukey obviously had quite the impact and influence on Tufte.
Tufte is notably critical of the Microsoft software, PowerPoint, saying that instead of it being a tool used to enlighten the audience, it is used as a crutch, guiding and reassuring the presenter.
Richard Saul Wurman [1935-present]
Richard Wurman was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and is an American architect and graphic designer. Wurman has written and designed over 80 books and is the creator and founder of the TED conferences. In 1976, he coined the term "information architect" as his reaction to a society that creates massive amounts of new information on a daily basis, but with little to no care, organization, or order. He is also the creator/writer of the popular ACCESS travel books.
Nigel Holmes [1942-present]
Nigel Holmes is a British graphic designer and theorist. Holmes graduated from the Royal College of Art in 1966 and a decade later, was hired to work for TIME magazine in 1977 to design "explanation graphics." His work primarily focuses on information graphics and design. He has done work for Nike, Apple, Fortune, Sony, United Healthcare, the Smithsonian Institute, US Airways, Visa, Harper's, the New York Observer, and the New York Times.
www.nigelholmes.com
www.edwardtufte.com
www.wurman.com/rsw/
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