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Edward Tufte Quotes

Edward Tufte quotes

American Educator March 14, 1942

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Edward Tufte quote: "If you like overheads, you'll love PowerPoint."
If you like overheads, you'll love PowerPoint. Edward Tufte
Edward Tufte quote: "My father worked for governments all his life as an engineer..."
My father worked for governments all his life as an engineer and public works director. Edward Tufte
I was writing a chapter of Beautiful Evidence on the subject of the sculptural pedestal, which led to my thinking about what's up on the pedestal - the great leader. Edward Tufte
Edward Tufte quote: "The leading edge in evidence presentation is in science; the..."
The leading edge in evidence presentation is in science; the leading edge in beauty is in high art. Edward Tufte
Edward Tufte quote: "Beautiful Evidence is about the theory and practice of..."
Beautiful Evidence is about the theory and practice of analytical design. Edward Tufte
That is to say, nature's laws are causal; they reveal themselves by comparison and difference, and they operate at every multivariate space/time point. Edward Tufte
The speculative part of my work is that these particular cognitive tasks - ways of thinking analytically - are tied to nature's laws. Edward Tufte
Edward Tufte quote: "The idea of trying to create things that last - forever..."
The idea of trying to create things that last - forever knowledge - has guided my work for a long time now. 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. Edward Tufte
Edward Tufte quote: "The point of the essay is to change things."
The point of the essay is to change things. Edward Tufte
Edward Tufte quote: "Public discussions are part of what it takes to make changes..."
Public discussions are part of what it takes to make changes in the trillions of graphics published each year. 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
Edward Tufte quote: "I think it is important for software to avoiding imposing a..."
I think it is important for software to avoiding imposing a cognitive style on workers and their work. Edward Tufte
I hope that I am generous and tolerant, but certainly on the intellectual side I think that there are discoverable truths, and some things that are closer approximations to the truth than others. Edward Tufte
Edward Tufte quote: "The commonality between science and art is in trying to see..."
The commonality between science and art is in trying to see profoundly - to develop strategies of seeing and showing. Edward Tufte

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