1. Tufte-style is fairly meaningless as a term. His books cover a vast array of graphics.

2. Almost every chart and graph I see would be better if its creator understood and applied Tufte’s principles.

3. His books are truly delightful to read and are not overrated.

4. If he’s so overrated, name a person or resource that would better impart a set of useful principles to create effective and accurate visual representations of information.