Make all visual distinctions as subtle as possible, but still clear and effective.

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.

I have stared long enough at the glowing flat rectangles of computer screens. Let us give more time for doing things in the real world...plant a plant, walk the dogs, read a real book, go to the opera.

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

The idea is that the content is the interface, the information is the interface, not computer-administrative debris.

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

If the statistics are boring, you've got the wrong numbers.