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Some Examples of Nice ChartsBack to the intro for graph design Example 1.
The first example is a favorite of mine. Source: NRC Handelsblad, 6 June 1994. The bar chart is straightforward. But it gets some pizzaz, just right to get the message across, by the pictures on the left (the story of Pinocchio and his nose needs no explanation). Example 2. This is an example of a chart with a very low data-ink ratio (only two numbers are displayed) but a very high drama-ink ratio. That makes this graph a success. We all know the saying that a picture is worth a thousand words. This picture shows its worth and tells its story in a clear and vivid way.
Example 3. The following example originates from an article in the Dutch Newspaper NRC Handelsblad from 7 June 2012.
The simple pie charts together give a quite detailed picture of the population
distribution on Cuba. The main color is orange (urban population is dominant)
but you can see the differences between the various regions. We can get a quick
estimate of the percentage of the rural population per region, because we know
that one quarter pie is 25% and halve a pie is 50%.
The original source of the data is table 1.5 in the publication Anuario Demográfico de CUBA 2010 from the oficina nacional de estadisticas cuba (pdf 769 KB, links checked 10 June 2012). Example 4. Sometimes a 3D chart is appropriate because the data it shows really is three dimensional, like in the picture below. If you know a little about the topography of the Netherlands you will recognize the various cities. As an example we have indicated Arnhem, the home town of Arnhem Business School.
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30-10-2012
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