http://www.elearningpost.com/archives/007154.asp schrieb / wrote: Discussion: Timelines on the Internet: Edward Tufte weighs in on the design of timelines after this question: What would you consider the best way of presenting timeline data on the Internet? Is Flash the answer so we can make timelines more interactive? Or has the Internet not evolved enough yet to present data in a new and revolutionary manner? Tufte’s response: ‚This question represents exactly the wrong way to reason about information displays. It begins by celebrating this week’s technology rather than reasoning about the intellectual problem at hand. You will do better at information design if you first ask ‚What is the intellectual problem that this display is supposed to help with? What is the thinking task that this display will assist?‘ The answers to these questions will begin to specify the kinds of evidence and displays that you need. It’s the same situation we designers‘ face when dealing with over-enthusiastic clients. I just wish we could answer them as Tufte did, without the fear of losing them as clients. Anyway, the discussion thread lists many fine examples of timelines on the web.‘ http://www.edwardtufte.com/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg?msg_id=00005g&topic_id=1

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