Edward Tufte
Edward Tufte
Edward Rolf Tufteis an American statistician and professor emeritus of political science, statistics, and computer science at Yale University. He is noted for his writings on information design and as a pioneer in the field of data visualization...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionEducator
Date of Birth14 March 1942
CountryUnited States of America
technology two programming
There are only two industries that refer to their customers as 'users'.
dog real book
I have stared long enough at the glowing flat rectangles of computer screens. Let us give more time for doing things in the real world...plant a plant, walk the dogs, read a real book, go to the opera.
ideas information computer
The idea is that the content is the interface, the information is the interface, not computer-administrative debris.
design standards democratic
Great design is not democratic; it comes from great designers. If the standard is lousy, then develop another standard.
color relevant ifs
If your words or images are not on point, making them dance in color won't make them relevant.
design understanding tests
The essential test of design is how well it assists the understanding of the content, not how stylish it is.
world paper measurement
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?
action common site
The most common user action on a Web site is to flee.
things-change essays
The point of the essay is to change things.
design maps information
A metaphor for good information design is a map. Hold any diagram against a map and see how it compares.
discipline interesting world
The world is much more interesting than any one discipline.
technology should harm
The minimum we should hope for with any display technology is that it should do no harm.
truth mean method
What this means is that we shouldn't abbreviate the truth but rather get a new method of presentation.
numbers wrong-number statistics
If the statistics are boring, you've got the wrong numbers.