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Demystifying Edward Tufte's data-ink ratio

Original: Demystifying Tufte's data-ink ratio – Tufte's Razor

A new write-up examines Edward Tufte's well-known data-ink ratio, the principle from 'The Visual Display of Quantitative Information' urging designers to maximise the ink devoted to data and strip away chart decoration. The piece reframes the idea as 'Tufte's Razor' and walks through what the ratio actually measures and how to apply it in practice when designing charts and visualisations.

Why now: Readers are revisiting a classic data visualisation principle through a new explanation that clarifies its practical use.

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