Of course I've heard of and read Tufte! But he doesn't emphasize nearly as much the idea that you can use visual design to <i>eliminate interactions</i>. The closest I can think of is his critique of iPhone UI:<p><a href="http://www.edwardtufte.com/bboard/iphone-video.adp" rel="nofollow">http://www.edwardtufte.com/bboard/iphone-video.adp</a><p><i>"which is probably why you bounced off a half dozen times"</i><p>I bounced off after the abstract, long before I could judge length, focus or organization.