Showing Complex Data

This reading had thoroughly explained several different types of visualization techniques, as well as providing examples and tips for implementation. While many of the examples were outdated, there were several examples that I never even thought of as a visualization technique, such as the cascading lists of the mac file-browser window, or the new-line form in data input mode. While the article says that there is no right or wrong in the alt-line color of a table, which changes it from more of a vertical layout to a horizontal layout, it seems to me that Tufte would consider the alt-coloring to be a waste of ink, lowering the data-ink measure.