Should I hate PowerPoint?
Sep 6, 2018 · 3 min read
Edward Tufte is a famous author of visualization books series. He also teaches a well-known one-day class on visualization, which I took back in 2007 when he was in DC. I enjoy his books and still have them on my shelf. He knows a lot and is right about many concepts in information visualization: Sparklines, for example.

However, one controversy in his teachings is the case against PowerPoint. He once wrote a pamphlet…

