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

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.

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

The best graphics are about the useful and important, about life and death, about the universe. Beautiful graphics do not traffic with the trivial.

Clutter is not a property of information. Clutter is a failure of design.

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

A practical part of my teaching is to provide demonstrative, hands-on experiences.