Public discussions are part of what it takes to make changes in the trillions of graphics published each year.

Confusion and clutter are failures of design, not attributes of information. And so the point is to find design strategies that reveal detail and complexity - rather than to fault the data for an excess of complication. Or, worse, to fault viewers for a lack of understanding.

Great design is not democratic; it comes from great designers. If the standard is lousy, then develop another standard.

What is to be sought in designs for the display of information is the clear portrayal of complexity. Not the complication of the simple; rather the task of the designer is to give visual access to the subtle and the difficult - that is, revelation of the complex.

There is no such thing as information overload, just bad design. If something is cluttered and/or confusing, fix your design.

Good design is clear thinking made visible, bad design is stupidity made visible

Simple design, intense content.