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The world is much more interesting than any one discipline. — Edward Tufte

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

If the statistics are boring, then you've got the wrong numbers. — Edward R. Tufte

There are many true statements about complex topics that are too long to fit on a PowerPoint slide. — Edward Tufte

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

If your words aren't truthful, the finest optically letter-spaced typography won't help, — Edward Tufte

Design cannot rescue failed content. — Edward R. Tufte

Audience boredom is usually a content failure, not a decoration failure. — Edward Tufte

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

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 R. Tufte

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

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

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

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

Clutter is not an attribute of information, clutter is a failure of design ... fix the design rather than stripping all the detail out of the map. — Edward Tufte

To clarify, *add* data. — Edward R. Tufte

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

Good design is a lot like clear thinking made visual. — Edward Tufte

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

The point of the essay is to change things. — Edward Tufte

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

I am certainly not an intellectual relativist, nor a moral relativist. — Edward Tufte

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

Clutter is not a property of information. Clutter is a failure of design. — Edward Tufte

Only drug dealers and software companies call their customers 'users' — Edward Tufte

Above all else show the data. — Edward R. Tufte

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

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

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

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

Cosmetic decoration, which frequently distorts the data, will never salvage an underlying lack of content. — Edward R. Tufte

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

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

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

If you're told what to look for, you can't see anything else. — Edward Tufte

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

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

If you like overheads, you'll love PowerPoint. — Edward Tufte

Comparisons must be enforced within the scope of the eyespan, a fundamental point occasionally forgotten in practice. — Edward R. Tufte

Small, noncomparative, highly labeled data sets usually belong in tables. — Edward R. Tufte

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

The world is generally multivariate — Edward Tufte

Science and art have in common intense seeing, the wide-eyed observing that generates empirical information. — Edward Tufte

An open mind but not an empty head. — Edward Tufte

Good design is clear thinking made visible, bad design is stupidity made visible — Edward Tufte

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