Design cannot rescue failed content.

A metaphor for good information design is a map. Hold any diagram against a map and see how it compares.

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.

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

It is not how much empty space there is, but rather how it is used. It is not how much information there is, but rather how effectively it is arranged.

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

The goal is to provide analytical tools that will last students a lifetime