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. – Edward Tufte
Beautiful Evidence is about the theory and practice of analytical design. – Edward Tufte
The leading edge in evidence presentation is in science the leading edge in beauty is in high art. – Edward Tufte
The minimum we should hope for with any display technology is that it should do no harm. – Edward Tufte
No matter what message you are about to deliver somewhere, whether it is holding out a hand of friendship, or making clear that you disapprove of something, is the fact that the person sitting across the table is a human being, so the goal is to always establish common ground. – Madeleine Albright