Category Archives: Reading Response

While Tufte explains that the feedback loop is the direct influence between language and thought, he uses the word Powerpoint in relation to The English language as a substitution because of the feedback loop involved.

The phenomenological aspect that Willats is referring to the actual feeling the audience intakes when experiencing the atmosphere and the personal experience these audience members have.

Once finished reading through the Tufte article, I was left feeling somewhat indifferent about his claim. His major argument was that Power Point is not a tool that people should use to present any sort of information. He supported his … Continue reading →

From a young age, I was diagnosed with several things that collectively categorized me as one with Learning Disabilities. Throughout the entirety of my academic career, I have been able to discover alternative learning strategies which will allow me to … Continue reading →

Before this reading I never really considered powerpoint as shaping my presentation.

This quote from Willats means that through his interpretation of art and findings, after many experiements and research, a personal experience in which the audience becomes a contributor instead of passive observer, would be more meaningful as a whole.

Edward Tufte makes the claim that Power Point is not a sufficient tool with which people should present data. 

To many, Tumblr is known as a site popular to those who associate themselves with words such as “hipster”, “boho-chic”, and “artist”.

I was raised under the idea that you wont know, unless you try it. I think that Willats has a similar thought when saying “I realized that the phenomenological aspect of actual personal experience was going to be more meaningful to … Continue reading →