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. Failure is a marker along the road to designing great experiences
2. Designers understand the interrelationships that factor into success or failure
3. Information architecture is about mission-critical infrastructure
4. Design is a way of changing life and influencing the future
5. Great information architecture is invisible so that content can shine through