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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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Confusion and clutter are failures of design, not attributes of information. And so the point is to find design strategies that reveal detail and complexity - rather than to fault the data for an excess of complication. Or, worse, to fault viewers for a lack of understanding.
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Simple design, intense content.
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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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Make all visual distinctions as subtle as possible, but still clear and effective.
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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.
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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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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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If the statistics are boring, you've got the wrong numbers.
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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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The commonality between science and art is in trying to see profoundly - to develop strategies of seeing and showing.
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We've drifted into this presentation mode without realizing the cost to the content and the audience in the process.
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If you like overheads, you'll love PowerPoint.
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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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There are only two industries that refer to their customers as 'users'.
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A curious consequence is that I have become a minor celebrity.
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Good design is clear thinking made visible, bad design is stupidity made visible
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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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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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The goal is to provide analytical tools that will last students a lifetime
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My father worked for governments all his life as an engineer and public works director.
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