Graphical excellence is that which gives to the viewer the greatest number of ideas in the shortest time with the least ink in the smallest space.

PowerPoint presentations too often resemble a school play - very loud, very slow, and very simple.

We've drifted into this presentation mode without realizing the cost to the content and the audience in the process.

The essential test of design is how well it assists the understanding of the content, not how stylish it is.

The point of the essay is to change things.

Allowing artist-illustrators to control the design and content of statistical graphics is almost like allowing typographers to control the content, style, and editing of prose.

If you’re told what to look for, you can’t see anything else.