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Visual Quotes by Edward Tufte
- What is to be sought in designs for the display of information is the clear portrayal of complexity. Not the complication of the simple; rather…
- Good design is a lot like clear thinking made visual.
- Make all visual distinctions as subtle as possible, but still clear and effective.
- PowerPoint is like being trapped in the style of early Egyptian flatland cartoons rather than using the more effective tools of Renaissance visual representation.
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