Confusion and clutter are the failure of design, not the attributes of information

“Confusion and clutter are the failure of design, not the attributes of information.” – Edward R. Tufte

Quote retrieved from PageThinker’s collection of design quotes.  Check out Edward Tufte’s books for some great thoughts on how to visualize and display information.

1. Designers understand the interrelationships that factor into success or failure
2. Information architecture is about mission-critical infrastructure
3. Design is a way of changing life and influencing the future
4. Great information architecture is invisible so that content can shine through
5. Somebody made a decision about everything. And it was a design decision.