Edward Rolf Tufte (born 1942) is an American statistician and professor emeritus of political science, statistics, and computer science at Yale University.
The leading edge in evidence presentation is in science; the leading edge in beauty is in high art. Use this quote
If you like overheads, you'll love PowerPoint. Use this quote
Beautiful Evidence is about the theory and practice of analytical design. Use this quote
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. Use this quote
The commonality between science and art is in trying to see profoundly - to develop strategies of seeing and showing. Use this quote
The minimum we should hope for with any display technology is that it should do no harm. Use this quote
