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The world is much more interesting than any one discipline.
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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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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There are many true statements about complex topics that are too long to fit on a PowerPoint slide.
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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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Design cannot rescue failed content.
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Good design is clear thinking made visible, bad design is stupidity made visible
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The best graphics are about the useful and important, about life and death, about the universe. Beautiful graphics do not traffic with the trivial.
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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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Public discussions are part of what it takes to make changes in the trillions of graphics published each year.
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If the statistics are boring, you've got the wrong numbers.
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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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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 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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Make all visual distinctions as subtle as possible, but still clear and effective.
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The point of the essay is to change things.
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I am certainly not an intellectual relativist, nor a moral relativist.
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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 goal is to provide analytical tools that will last students a lifetime
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A curious consequence is that I have become a minor celebrity.
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The world is generally multivariate
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