I am certainly not an intellectual relativist, nor a moral relativist.

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

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.

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

The commonality between science and art is in trying to see profoundly - to develop strategies of seeing and showing.

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.

Design cannot rescue failed content.