Comments on: Small charts are beautiful ../../../../2008/05/small-charts-are-beautiful/ XLCubed Blog Thu, 10 Jan 2019 09:18:08 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.3.21 By: Information visualization: frequently asked questions « « The Excel Charts Blog The Excel Charts Blog ../../../../2008/05/small-charts-are-beautiful/#comment-5 Sat, 03 Dec 2011 16:05:21 +0000 http://blog.xlcubed.com/small-charts-are-beautiful/#comment-5 […] A smaller chart forces you to remove all the junk you once thought was essential (just like starting to live on a tight budget…). Then add more charts to that empty space and you end up with a more detailed picture of your data. Small charts are beautiful. […]

]]> By: David Lester ../../../../2008/05/small-charts-are-beautiful/#comment-4 Tue, 10 Jun 2008 20:40:33 +0000 http://blog.xlcubed.com/small-charts-are-beautiful/#comment-4 “Il semble que la perfection soit atteinte non quand il n’y a plus rien à ajouter, mais quand il n’y a plus rien à retrancher.”

“Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.”

Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

]]> By: Sean Carmody ../../../../2008/05/small-charts-are-beautiful/#comment-3 Thu, 05 Jun 2008 03:45:31 +0000 http://blog.xlcubed.com/small-charts-are-beautiful/#comment-3 I have read a number of Tufte books, but had forgotten about sparklines. Thanks to a pointer from Andreas over on Junk Charts I have rediscovered the idea and have enjoyed playing around with them.

]]> By: Information visualization: frequently asked questions | Jorge Camoes' Charts ../../../../2008/05/small-charts-are-beautiful/#comment-2 Thu, 22 May 2008 22:40:08 +0000 http://blog.xlcubed.com/small-charts-are-beautiful/#comment-2 […] A smaller chart forces you to remove all the junk you once thought was essential (just like starting to live on a tight budget…). Then add more charts to that empty space and you end up with a more detailed picture of your data. Small charts are beautiful. […]

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