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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.


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



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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.



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.



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

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



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.



Good design is a lot like clear thinking made visual.

Good design is a lot like clear thinking made visual.



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Design cannot rescue failed content.



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

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



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?

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