“Envisioning Information: Chapter 5, ‘Color and Information’, Pg83-86 [On Oliver Byrne’s Color Diagram Version of Euclid’s Elements]”, 1990 (; backlinks; similar):
[Extracts from Tufte textbook on graphing information and visual design, where he revives & popularizes Oliver Byrne’s obscure edition of Euclid.
Tufte notes how effectively Bryne converts lengthy formal text proofs (intended for recitation) into short sequences of cleanly-designed diagrams exploiting primary colors for legibility, and the curious anticipation of modernist design movements like De Stijl.
This inspired 2 digital recreations by Slyusarev Sergey & Nicholas Rougeux.]