A picture is worth a 1000 words. If it's done the right way, that is. I saw a website called GraphJam this morning which has the best graphs, piecharts and Venn diagrams that I've ever seen. Here's an example:
Now, especially if you're an MBA or a consultant, repeat after me: "I will not, under any circumstances now or in the future, create diagrams, pie- or barcharts or Venn Diagrams that add nothing whatsoever to the slide deck I am making. I will only use them where they make sense and help my audience to understand what I'm talking about, not to show off I've found the graph-making button in my software.'
And if you do feel the need to toy around with graphs, create one and submit it to GraphJam.
{Graphjam chart from here}
Good find! Thanks for sharing.
Posted by: Sangfroid | Friday, 12 September 2008 at 12:39 PM
check out the book - Back of the Napkin. Pretty good stuff on visual thinking, etc
later gator,
al
Posted by: Al | Friday, 12 September 2008 at 03:11 PM
This reminds me of Indexed (http://indexed.blogspot.com/).
More cute fun with graphs!
w
Posted by: wince | Tuesday, 16 September 2008 at 08:25 AM