Good design is clear thinking made visible, bad design is stupidity made visible — Edward Tufte Copy Share Image
The commonality between science and art is in trying to see profoundly - to develop strategies of seeing and showing. — Edward Tufte Copy Share Image
Great design is not democratic; it comes from great designers. If the standard is lousy, then develop another standard. — Edward Tufte Copy Share Image
Beautiful Evidence is about the theory and practice of analytical design. — Edward Tufte Copy Share Image
Clutter is not a property of information. Clutter is a failure of design. — Edward Tufte Copy Share Image
Clutter and confusion are failures of design, not attributes of information. — Edward Tufte Copy Share Image
If your words aren't truthful, the finest optically letter-spaced typography won't help, — Edward Tufte Copy Share Image
Clutter is not an attribute of information, clutter is a failure of design...fix the design rather than stripping all the detail out… — Edward Tufte Copy Share Image
I do believe that there are some universal cognitive tasks that are deep and profound - indeed, so deep and profound that… — Edward Tufte Copy Share Image
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… — Edward Tufte Copy Share Image
There is no such thing as information overload, just bad design. If something is cluttered and/or confusing, fix your design. — Edward Tufte Copy Share Image
If there is a well thought-out design standard, it should be followed. In practice, great design comes from great designers. That is… — Edward Tufte Copy Share Image
What is to be sought in designs for the display of information is the clear portrayal of complexity. Not the complication of… — Edward Tufte Copy Share Image
Confusion and clutter are failures of design, not attributes of information. And so the point is to find design strategies that reveal… — Edward Tufte Copy Share Image
Here's the general theory: To clarify, add detail. Imagine that. To clarify, add detail. And clutter and overload are not an attribute… — Edward Tufte Copy Share Image
A metaphor for good information design is a map. Hold any diagram against a map and see how it compares. — Edward Tufte Copy Share Image
The essential test of design is how well it assists the understanding of the content, not how stylish it is. — Edward Tufte Copy Share Image
“Comparisons must be enforced within the scope of the eyespan, a fundamental point occasionally forgotten in practice.” — Edward Tufte Copy Share
If there is a well thought-out design standard, it should be followed. In practice, great design comes from great designers. That is empirically the… — Edward Tufte Copy Share
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,… — Edward Tufte Copy Share
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… — Edward Tufte Copy Share
Clutter and confusion are failures of design, not attributes of information. — Edward Tufte Copy Share
Confusion and clutter are failures of design, not attributes of information. And so the point is to find design strategies that reveal detail and… — Edward Tufte Copy Share
We've drifted into this presentation mode without realizing the cost to the content and the audience in the process. — Edward Tufte Copy Share
If your words or images are not on point, making them dance in color won't make them relevant. — Edward Tufte Copy Share
I hope that I am generous and tolerant, but certainly on the intellectual side I think that there are discoverable truths, and some things… — Edward Tufte Copy Share
I think it is important for software to avoiding imposing a cognitive style on workers and their work. — Edward Tufte Copy Share
The essential test of design is how well it assists the understanding of the content, not how stylish it is. — Edward Tufte Copy Share
