“Science and art have in common intense seeing, the wide-eyed observing that generates empirical information.” ArtCommonSeeingInformationWideIntenseObservingArt And Science Author:Edward Tufte
“Clutter is not a property of information. Clutter is a failure of design.” InformationDesignPropertyClutter Author:Edward Tufte
“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.” UsedSpaceInformationEmptyEmpty Space Author:Edward Tufte
“Clutter and confusion are failures of design, not attributes of information.” SimpleInformationDesignSimplicityConfusionAttributesClutterComplicationSimplicity In Design Author:Edward Tufte
“Confusion and clutter are failures of design, not attributes of information. And so the point is to find design strategies that reveal detail and complexity - rather than to fault the data for an excess of complication. Or, worse, to fault viewers for a lack of understanding.” UnderstandingInformationDesignStrategyFaultsDetailsConfusionDataComplexityAttributesExcessViewersClutterComplicationLack Of Understanding Author: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 the task of the designer is to give visual access to the subtle and the difficult - that is, revelation of the complex.” GivingDifficultSimpleClearInformationDesignTasksComplexesAccessDesignerComplexityVisualsRevelationsSubtleDisplayComplicationPortrayal Author:Edward Tufte
“There is no such thing as information overload, just bad design. If something is cluttered and/or confusing, fix your design.” IfsInformationDesignConfusingOverloadInformation Overload Author:Edward Tufte
“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.” IdeasLawCertainCultureLanguageNaturePrinciplesInformationParticularTasksGenderTiedIndifferentCognitiveLanguage Culture Author:Edward Tufte
“A metaphor for good information design is a map. Hold any diagram against a map and see how it compares.” InformationDesignMetaphorCompareMapsDiagramsGood Information Author:Edward Tufte
“The idea is that the content is the interface, the information is the interface, not computer-administrative debris.” IdeasInformationComputerInterfacesAdministrativeDebris Author:Edward Tufte
“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.” IfsImagineInformationDesignTheoryAddChaosDetailsThrowingAttributesImagine ThatClutterOverload Author:Edward Tufte
“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.” InformationDesignDetailsMapsAttributesClutterStripping Author:Edward Tufte
