“PowerPoint is like being trapped in the style of early Egyptian flatland cartoons rather than using the more effective tools of Renaissance visual representation.” StyleToolsVisualsTrappedRepresentationCartoonRenaissanceEgyptianPowerpoint 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
“Good design is a lot like clear thinking made visual.” ThinkingMadeClearDesignDesignerVisualsGraphic DesignGood DesignGraphic ArtistGraphic DesignerClear Thinking Author:Edward Tufte
“Make all visual distinctions as subtle as possible, but still clear and effective.” StillsClearSimplicityVisualsDistinctionSubtle Author:Edward Tufte
“The world is complex, dynamic, multidimensiona l; the paper is static, flat. How are we to represent the rich visual world of experience and measurement on mere flatland?” WorldRichPaperMereComplexesVisualsFlatsMeasurementStatic Author:Edward Tufte