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BlinkCharts, what they are and why you need them

July 22, 2011 By Bernie Leave a Comment
Boring but useful - lots of data on a bar chart.

Most people just use the default graphs on Excel, perhaps with a colour change or two. Who says that Microsoft knows how much detail to put on your graphs? The default graphs (or charts, if you speak Microsoft English) are jam-packed with clutter. Why should you care? Every piece of clutter in a graph makes [...]

Filed Under: Design, Tool Tagged With: blinkchart, chart, excel, graph, sparklines

Pointless Pies

February 21, 2011 By Bernie 2 Comments
Qlickview - 3d pie chart, help...

I’d like to ban pie charts. I know it’s a bit over the top, but I honestly can’t see a single thing they do better than other graph type (like a 100% stacked bar). They are also hopeless at lots of other things, namely:     You can’t trend with them. Yes, you can put [...]

Filed Under: Opinion Tagged With: chart, column, dashboard, graph, pie, pointless, presentation

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