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Edward Tufte Quotes: "It is straightforward for me to be ethical, responsible, and kind-hearted because I have the resources to support that."

It is straightforward for me to be ethical, responsible, and kind-hearted because I have the resources to support that.



Edward Tufte Quotes: "Graphical excellence is that which gives to the viewer the greatest number of ideas in the shortest time with the least ink in the smallest space."

Graphical excellence is that which gives to the viewer the greatest number of ideas in the shortest time with the least ink in the smallest space.




Edward Tufte Quotes: "Design isn't crafting a beautiful, textured button with breathtaking animation. It's figuring out if there's a way to get rid of the button altogether."

Design isn't crafting a beautiful, textured button with breathtaking animation. It's figuring out if there's a way to get rid of the button altogether.



Edward Tufte Quotes: "If the statistics are boring, you've got the wrong numbers."

If the statistics are boring, you've got the wrong numbers.




Edward Tufte Quotes: "The essential test of design is how well it assists the understanding of the content, not how stylish it is."

The essential test of design is how well it assists the understanding of the content, not how stylish it is.



Edward Tufte Quotes: "Good design is a lot like clear thinking made visual."

Good design is a lot like clear thinking made visual.



Edward Tufte Quotes: "Design cannot rescue failed content."

Design cannot rescue failed content.




Edward Tufte Quotes: "Clutter and confusion are failures of design, not attributes of information."

Clutter and confusion are failures of design, not attributes of information.



Edward Tufte Quotes: "The world is complex, dynamic, multidimensiona l; the paper is static, flat. How are we to represent the rich visual world of experience and measurement on mere flatland?"

The world is complex, dynamic, multidimensiona l; the paper is static, flat. How are we to represent the rich visual world of experience and measurement on mere flatland?



Edward Tufte Quotes: "If your words or images are not on point, making them dance in color won't make them relevant."

If your words or images are not on point, making them dance in color won't make them relevant.



Edward Tufte Quotes: "Simple design, intense content."

Simple design, intense content.



Edward Tufte Quotes: "The commonality between science and art is in trying to see profoundly - to develop strategies of seeing and showing."

The commonality between science and art is in trying to see profoundly - to develop strategies of seeing and showing.




Edward Tufte Quotes: "In general, I think audiences are a lot smarter than people think. So, it's not "know your audience", it's "respect your audience, and really know your content"."

In general, I think audiences are a lot smarter than people think. So, it's not "know your audience", it's "respect your audience, and really know your content".



Edward Tufte Quotes: "There is no such thing as information overload, just bad design. If something is cluttered and/or confusing, fix your design."

There is no such thing as information overload, just bad design. If something is cluttered and/or confusing, fix your design.



Edward Tufte Quotes: "Great design is not democratic; it comes from great designers. If the standard is lousy, then develop another standard."

Great design is not democratic; it comes from great designers. If the standard is lousy, then develop another standard.



Edward Tufte Quotes: "The idea is that the content is the interface, the information is the interface, not computer-administrative debris."

The idea is that the content is the interface, the information is the interface, not computer-administrative debris.



Edward Tufte Quotes: "What gets left out is the narrative between the bullets, which would tell us who's going to do what and how we're going to achieve the generic goals on the list."

What gets left out is the narrative between the bullets, which would tell us who's going to do what and how we're going to achieve the generic goals on the list.



Edward Tufte Quotes: "There are only two industries that refer to their customers as 'users'."

There are only two industries that refer to their customers as 'users'.



Edward Tufte Quotes: "Make all visual distinctions as subtle as possible, but still clear and effective."

Make all visual distinctions as subtle as possible, but still clear and effective.



Edward Tufte Quotes: "Above all else show the data."

Above all else show the data.



Edward Tufte Quotes: "The best graphics are about the useful and important, about life and death, about the universe. Beautiful graphics do not traffic with the trivial."

The best graphics are about the useful and important, about life and death, about the universe. Beautiful graphics do not traffic with the trivial.



Edward Tufte Quotes: "The world is much more interesting than any one discipline."

The world is much more interesting than any one discipline.



Edward Tufte Quotes: "Good design is clear thinking made visible, bad design is stupidity made visible"

Good design is clear thinking made visible, bad design is stupidity made visible



Edward Tufte Quotes: "An open mind but not an empty head."

An open mind but not an empty head.



Edward Tufte Quotes: "The most common user action on a Web site is to flee."

The most common user action on a Web site is to flee.



Edward Tufte Quotes: "The minimum we should hope for with any display technology is that it should do no harm."

The minimum we should hope for with any display technology is that it should do no harm.



Edward Tufte Quotes: "PowerPoint presentations too often resemble a school play - very loud, very slow, and very simple."

PowerPoint presentations too often resemble a school play - very loud, very slow, and very simple.



Edward Tufte Quotes: "What this means is that we shouldn't abbreviate the truth but rather get a new method of presentation."

What this means is that we shouldn't abbreviate the truth but rather get a new method of presentation.



Edward Tufte Quotes: "If you like overheads, you'll love PowerPoint."

If you like overheads, you'll love PowerPoint.



Edward Tufte Quotes: "The point of the essay is to change things."

The point of the essay is to change things.



Edward Tufte Quotes: "A curious consequence is that I have become a minor celebrity."

A curious consequence is that I have become a minor celebrity.



Edward Tufte Quotes: "A metaphor for good information design is a map. Hold any diagram against a map and see how it compares."

A metaphor for good information design is a map. Hold any diagram against a map and see how it compares.



Edward Tufte Quotes: "We've drifted into this presentation mode without realizing the cost to the content and the audience in the process."

We've drifted into this presentation mode without realizing the cost to the content and the audience in the process.



Edward Tufte Quotes: "Public discussions are part of what it takes to make changes in the trillions of graphics published each year."

Public discussions are part of what it takes to make changes in the trillions of graphics published each year.



Edward Tufte Quotes: "My father worked for governments all his life as an engineer and public works director."

My father worked for governments all his life as an engineer and public works director.



Edward Tufte Quotes: "I was writing a chapter of Beautiful Evidence on the subject of the sculptural pedestal, which led to my thinking about what's up on the pedestal - the great leader."

I was writing a chapter of Beautiful Evidence on the subject of the sculptural pedestal, which led to my thinking about what's up on the pedestal - the great leader.



Edward Tufte Quotes: "Beautiful Evidence is about the theory and practice of analytical design."

Beautiful Evidence is about the theory and practice of analytical design.



Edward Tufte Quotes: "Clutter is not a property of information. Clutter is a failure of design."

Clutter is not a property of information. Clutter is a failure of design.



Edward Tufte Quotes: "The leading edge in evidence presentation is in science; the leading edge in beauty is in high art."

The leading edge in evidence presentation is in science; the leading edge in beauty is in high art.



Edward Tufte Quotes: "The speculative part of my work is that these particular cognitive tasks - ways of thinking analytically - are tied to nature's laws."

The speculative part of my work is that these particular cognitive tasks - ways of thinking analytically - are tied to nature's laws.



Edward Tufte Quotes: "The world is generally multivariate"

The world is generally multivariate



Edward Tufte Quotes: "I hope that I am generous and tolerant, but certainly on the intellectual side I think that there are discoverable truths, and some things that are closer approximations to the truth than others."

I hope that I am generous and tolerant, but certainly on the intellectual side I think that there are discoverable truths, and some things that are closer approximations to the truth than others.



Edward Tufte Quotes: "I think it is important for software to avoiding imposing a cognitive style on workers and their work."

I think it is important for software to avoiding imposing a cognitive style on workers and their work.



Edward Tufte Quotes: "It is not how much empty space there is, but rather how it is used. It is not how much information there is, but rather how effectively it is arranged."

It is not how much empty space there is, but rather how it is used. It is not how much information there is, but rather how effectively it is arranged.



Edward Tufte Quotes: "That is to say, nature's laws are causal; they reveal themselves by comparison and difference, and they operate at every multivariate space, time point."

That is to say, nature's laws are causal; they reveal themselves by comparison and difference, and they operate at every multivariate space, time point.



Edward Tufte Quotes: "A practical part of my teaching is to provide demonstrative, hands-on experiences."

A practical part of my teaching is to provide demonstrative, hands-on experiences.



Edward Tufte Quotes: "The idea of trying to create things that last-forever knowledge-has guided my work for a long time now."

The idea of trying to create things that last-forever knowledge-has guided my work for a long time now.



Edward Tufte Quotes: "The goal is to provide analytical tools that will last students a lifetime"

The goal is to provide analytical tools that will last students a lifetime



Edward Tufte Quotes: "If you’re told what to look for, you can’t see anything else."

If you’re told what to look for, you can’t see anything else.