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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.

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
Writer
Kansas City
Missouri
Edward R. Tufte
Edward Rolfe Tufte
Edward Rolf Tufte
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I do believe that there are some universal cognitive tasks that are deep and profound - indeed, so deep and profound that it is worthwhile to understand them in order to design our displays in accord with those tasks.
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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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There are only two industries that refer to their customers as 'users'.
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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.
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My father worked for governments all his life as an engineer and public works director.
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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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A curious consequence is that I have become a minor celebrity.
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Beautiful Evidence is about the theory and practice of analytical design.
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The idea is that the content is the interface, the information is the interface, not computer-administrative debris.
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The world is much more interesting than any one discipline.
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Make all visual distinctions as subtle as possible, but still clear and effective.
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Simple design, intense content.
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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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The idea of trying to create things that last-forever knowledge-has guided my work for a long time now.
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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.
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Design cannot rescue failed content.
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Clutter and confusion are failures of design, not attributes of information.
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I think it is important for software to avoiding imposing a cognitive style on workers and their work.
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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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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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