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Edward Tufte Quotes

My idea here is that, inasmuch as certain cognitive tasks and principles are tied to nature’s laws, these tasks and principles are indifferent to language, culture, gender, or the particular mode of information that is provided Picture Quote #1

I think it is important for software to avoiding imposing a cognitive style on workers and their work Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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? Picture Quote #1

Clutter is not an attribute of information, clutter is a failure of design... fix the design rather than stripping all the detail out of the map Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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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 Picture Quote #1

I have stared long enough at the glowing flat rectangles of computer screens. Let us give more time for doing things in the real world... plant a plant, walk the dogs, read a real book, go to the opera Picture Quote #1

Here’s the general theory: To clarify, add detail. Imagine that. To clarify, add detail. And clutter and overload are not an attribute of information, they are failures of design. If the information is in chaos, don’t start throwing out information, instead fix the design Picture Quote #1

Great design is not democratic; it comes from great designers. If the standard is lousy, then develop another standard Picture Quote #1

If your words or images are not on point, making them dance in color won’t make them relevant Picture Quote #1

A metaphor for good information design is a map. Hold any diagram against a map and see how it compares Picture Quote #1

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Design isn’t crafting a beautiful, textured button with breathtaking animation. It’s figuring out if there’s a way to get rid of the button altogether Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

There is no such thing as information overload, just bad design. If something is cluttered and/or confusing, fix your design Picture Quote #1

We’ve drifted into this presentation mode without realizing the cost to the content and the audience in the process Picture Quote #1

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My idea here is that, inasmuch as certain cognitive tasks and principles are tied to nature’s laws, these tasks and principles are indifferent to language, culture, gender, or the particular mode of information that is provided (Edward Tufte Quotes) I think it is important for software to avoiding imposing a cognitive style on workers and their work (Edward Tufte Quotes) 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 (Edward Tufte Quotes) 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 Quotes) Clutter is not an attribute of information, clutter is a failure of design... fix the design rather than stripping all the detail out of the map (Edward Tufte Quotes) 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 Quotes) 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 Quotes) I have stared long enough at the glowing flat rectangles of computer screens. Let us give more time for doing things in the real world... plant a plant, walk the dogs, read a real book, go to the opera (Edward Tufte Quotes) Here’s the general theory: To clarify, add detail. Imagine that. To clarify, add detail. And clutter and overload are not an attribute of information, they are failures of design. If the information is in chaos, don’t start throwing out information, instead fix the design (Edward Tufte Quotes) Great design is not democratic; it comes from great designers. If the standard is lousy, then develop another standard (Edward Tufte Quotes) If your words or images are not on point, making them dance in color won’t make them relevant (Edward Tufte Quotes) A metaphor for good information design is a map. Hold any diagram against a map and see how it compares (Edward Tufte Quotes) Design isn’t crafting a beautiful, textured button with breathtaking animation. It’s figuring out if there’s a way to get rid of the button altogether (Edward Tufte Quotes) 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 Quotes) There is no such thing as information overload, just bad design. If something is cluttered and/or confusing, fix your design (Edward Tufte Quotes) We’ve drifted into this presentation mode without realizing the cost to the content and the audience in the process (Edward Tufte Quotes)

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