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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.
Above all else show the data.
If the statistics are boring, then you've got the wrong numbers.
Small, noncomparative, highly labeled data sets usually belong in tables.
Design cannot rescue failed content.
What about confusing clutter? Information overload? Doesn't data have to be "boiled down" and "simplified"? These common questions miss the point, for the quantity of detail is an issue completely separate from the difficulty of reading. Clutter and confusion are failures of design, not attributes of information.
I have stared long enough at the glowing flat rectangles of computer screens. Let us give more time for doing things in the real world ... plant a plant, walk the dogs, read a real book, go to the opera.
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.
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.
