Actually, no. Graphic design/UI design is not what I was talking about.

Tufte makes a lot of noise about communicating complex information visually.

But frankly and ironically, he does an abysmal job of this himself. Have you ever looked at his books? They're a hodge podge of unrelated, poorly visually articulated thoughts that fail to create a larger narrative.

I think the biggest problem is that he's considered the go-to guy on this, when in reality his own work is substandard at best.