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Beautiful Evidence is about the theory and practice of analytical 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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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 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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I think it is important for software to avoiding imposing a cognitive style on workers and their work.
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Simple design, intense content.
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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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My father worked for governments all his life as an engineer and public works director.
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Allowing artist-illustrators to control the design and content of statistical graphics is almost like allowing typographers to control the content, style, and editing of prose.
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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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The point of the essay is to change things.
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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 idea of trying to create things that last-forever knowledge-has guided my work for a long time now.
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Design cannot rescue failed content.
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Public discussions are part of what it takes to make changes in the trillions of graphics published each year.
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Make all visual distinctions as subtle as possible, but still clear and effective.
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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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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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A curious consequence is that I have become a minor celebrity.
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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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