Edward Tufte

The minimum we should hope for with any display technology is that it should do no harm.

The idea of trying to create things that last - forever knowledge - has guided my work for a long time now.

I do believe that there are some universal cognitive tasks that are deep and profound - indeed, so deep and profound that it is worthwhile to understand them in order to design our displays in accord with those tasks.

Beautiful Evidence is about the theory and practice of analytical design.

If you like overheads, you'll love PowerPoint.

The leading edge in evidence presentation is in science the leading edge in beauty is in high art.

The commonality between science and art is in trying to see profoundly - to develop strategies of seeing and showing.