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The point of the essay is to change things.
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 best graphics are about the useful and important, about life and death, about the universe. Beautiful graphics do not traffic with the trivial.
Edward Tufte
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.
Edward Tufte
Beautiful Evidence is about the theory and practice of analytical design.
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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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Clutter and confusion are failures of design, not attributes of information.
Edward Tufte
Design cannot rescue failed content.
Edward Tufte
The world is generally multivariate
Edward Tufte
There are many true statements about complex topics that are too long to fit on a PowerPoint slide.
Edward Tufte
I am certainly not an intellectual relativist, nor a moral relativist.
Edward Tufte
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.
Edward Tufte
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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Make all visual distinctions as subtle as possible, but still clear and effective.
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There are only two industries that refer to their customers as 'users'.
Edward Tufte
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.
Edward Tufte
My father worked for governments all his life as an engineer and public works director.
Edward Tufte
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.
Edward Tufte
The idea of trying to create things that last-forever knowledge-has guided my work for a long time now.
Edward Tufte
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?
Edward Tufte
Simple design, intense content.
Edward Tufte
