Edward Tufte is the man. He has written several essential books about graphic design, and how to make images that convey information effectively and accurately. Not just graphs that don't lie, but also information that's easy to read, versus information that overwhelms and confuses.
He has a video where he demonstrates the iPhone, praising and critiquing it. (It's mostly praise.) He explains why what you see works so well, and offers a few suggestions for ways it could work even better.
It's pretty...
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