The idea of trying to create things that last – forever knowledge – has guided my work for a long time now. – Edward Tufte
The commonality between science and art is in trying to see profoundly – to develop strategies of seeing and showing. – Edward Tufte
Beautiful Evidence is about the theory and practice of analytical design. – Edward Tufte
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
He will therefore have to use what knowledge he can achieve, not to shape the results as the craftsman shapes his handiwork, but rather to cultivate a growth by providing the appropriate environment, in the manner in which the gardener does this for his plants. – Friedrich August von Hayek