There is a magic in graphs. The profile of a curve reveals in a flash a whole situation — the life history of an epidemic, a panic, or an era of prosperity. The curve informs the mind, awakens the imagination, convinces. ―Henry D. Hubbard
The purpose of visualization is insight, not pictures. ―Ben Shneiderman
The inadequacy of uni-dimensional plotting along a continuum (in this case, the diagonal of a symmetric matrix) inevitably would make “buffer” elements appear non-conformist when in fact, they may be part of an interconnected pattern. ―Jennifer K. McArthur
Numbers have an important story to tell. They rely on you to give them a clear and convincing voice. ―Stephen Few
Visualizations act as a campfire around which we gather to tell stories. ―Al Shalloway
The art and practice of visualizing data are becoming ever more important in bridging the human-computer gap to mediate analytical insight in a meaningful way. ―Edd Dumbill
By visualizing information, we turn it into a landscape that you can explore with your eyes, a sort of information map. And when you’re lost in information, an information map is kind of useful. ―David McCandless
The goal is to turn data into information and information into insight. ―Carly Fiorina
Above all else, show the data. ―Edward Tufte
The greatest value of a picture is when it forces us to notice what we never expected to see. ―John Tukey
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