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The outstanding quality of Tufte’s books was reason enough to use a reference rather than a reproduction of his graphs here. If you don’t already know them, please do have a look.
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By contrast, this book tries to differentiate information and interaction design.
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The concept of signal-noise ratio appeals to Web designers and has been taken up as a basis for design argument by different individuals; 37signals even started a Weblog on the topic (http://37signals.com/svn/).
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Obendorf, H. (2009). Minimal Aesthetics. In: Minimalism. Human-Computer Interaction Series. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84882-371-6_9
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