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The commonality between science and art is in trying to see profoundly - to develop strategies of seeing and showing.
Edward Tufte
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Edward Tufte
Age: 82
Born: 1942
Born: March 14
Computer Scientist
Graphic Designer
Political Scientist
Sculptor
Statistician
University Teacher
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Kansas City
Missouri
Edward R. Tufte
Edward Rolfe Tufte
Edward Rolf Tufte
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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.
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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.
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Simple design, intense content.
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There are many true statements about complex topics that are too long to fit on a PowerPoint slide.
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The idea of trying to create things that last-forever knowledge-has guided my work for a long time now.
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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.
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My father worked for governments all his life as an engineer and public works director.
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There is no such thing as information overload, just bad design. If something is cluttered and/or confusing, fix your design.
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Great design is not democratic it comes from great designers. If the standard is lousy, then develop another standard.
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