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Make all visual distinctions as subtle as possible, but still clear and effective.
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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Great design is not democratic it comes from great designers. If the standard is lousy, then develop another standard.
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Clutter and confusion are failures of design, not attributes of information.
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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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It is straightforward for me to be ethical, responsible, and kind-hearted because I have the resources to support that.
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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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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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Simple design, intense content.
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If the statistics are boring, you've got the wrong numbers.
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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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There are only two industries that refer to their customers as 'users'.
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I am certainly not an intellectual relativist, nor a moral relativist.
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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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The goal is to provide analytical tools that will last students a lifetime
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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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There is no such thing as information overload, just bad design. If something is cluttered and/or confusing, fix your design.
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