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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
If the statistics are boring, you've got the wrong numbers.
— 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
What this means is that we shouldn't abbreviate the truth but rather get a new method of presentation.
— Edward Tufte
Good design is a lot like clear thinking made visual.
— Edward Tufte
The minimum we should hope for with any display technology is that it should do no harm.
— Edward Tufte
The idea is that the content is the interface, the information is the interface, not computer-administrative debris.
— 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
The commonality between science and art is in trying to see profoundly - to develop strategies of seeing and showing.
— Edward Tufte
Above all else show the data.
— Edward R. Tufte
PowerPoint presentations too often resemble a school play - very loud, very slow, and very simple.
— Edward Tufte
After all, as Edward Tufte once said, "Overload, clutter, and confusion are not attributes of information, they are failures of design.
— Golden Krishna
My father worked for governments all his life as an engineer and public works director.
— Edward Tufte
It is straightforward for me to be ethical, responsible, and kind-hearted because I have the resources to support that.
— Edward Tufte
If you like overheads, you'll love PowerPoint.
— 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
The speculative part of my work is that these particular cognitive tasks - ways of thinking analytically - are tied to nature's laws.
— Edward Tufte
We've drifted into this presentation mode without realizing the cost to the content and the audience in the process.
— Edward Tufte
Public discussions are part of what it takes to make changes in the trillions of graphics published each year.
— Edward Tufte
Comparisons must be enforced within the scope of the eyespan, a fundamental point occasionally forgotten in practice.
— Edward R. 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
To clarify, *add* data.
— Edward R. Tufte
There is no such thing as information overload, just bad design. If something is cluttered and/or confusing, fix your design.
— Edward Tufte