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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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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
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Simple design, intense content.
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The point of the essay is to change things.
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My father worked for governments all his life as an engineer and public works director.
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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 commonality between science and art is in trying to see profoundly - to develop strategies of seeing and showing.
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Clutter and confusion are failures of design, not attributes of information.
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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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