Certain Cognitive Quotes by Edward Tufte

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• Clutter and confusion are failures of design, not attributes of information.
• There are only two industries that refer to their customers as 'users'.
• Confusion and clutter are failures of design, not attributes of information. And so the point is to find design strategies that reveal…
• Simple design, intense content.
• If the statistics are boring, you've got the wrong numbers.
• The goal is to provide analytical tools that will last students a lifetime
• We've drifted into this presentation mode without realizing the cost to the content and the audience in the process.
• What is to be sought in designs for the display of information is the clear portrayal of complexity. Not the complication of…
• There is no such thing as information overload, just bad design. If something is cluttered and/or confusing, fix your design.
• Good design is a lot like clear thinking made visual.
• Allowing artist-illustrators to control the design and content of statistical graphics is almost like allowing typographers to control the content, style, and…
• If you like overheads, you'll love PowerPoint.

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