Author: Edward Tufte

Quotes

The speculative part of my work is that these particular cognitive tasks - ways of thinking analytically - are tied to nature's laws.

The speculative part of my work is that these particular cognitive tasks - ways of thinking analytically - are tied to nature's laws.

- Edward Tufte

I think it is important for software to avoiding imposing a cognitive style on workers and their work.

I think it is important for software to avoiding imposing a cognitive style on workers and their work.

- Edward Tufte

The point of the essay is to change things.

The point of the essay is to change things.

- Edward Tufte

My father worked for governments all his life as an engineer and public works director.

My father worked for governments all his life as an engineer and public works director.

- Edward Tufte

The idea of trying to create things that last - forever knowledge - has guided my work for a long time now.

The idea of trying to create things that last - forever knowledge - has guided my work for a long time now.

- Edward Tufte

Beautiful Evidence is about the theory and practice of analytical design.

Beautiful Evidence is about the theory and practice of analytical design.

- 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.

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

The leading edge in evidence presentation is in science; the leading edge in beauty is in high art.

The leading edge in evidence presentation is in science; the leading edge in beauty is in high art.

- 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.

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

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