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May 15, 2003
MasterView International
by Luigi Canali De Rossi
May 15th, 2003
To make a good information graphic is not an easy thing. It is
fundamental to know what purpose it serves and to whom it is
addressed, but it's also convenient to follow a coherent process
in order to correctly make it.
In this issue we describe this process.
Recently I had the opportunity to prepare and give a course on information graphics for a financial entity. The subject of the course was to explain what you have to take into account when preparing a graphical presentation, especially when the data is quantitative.
So the idea wasn't to explain how to make business charts with Excel or PowerPoint, even though we should use these ubiquitous tools to build them, but what techniques we should use in order to make the charts clearer and easier to understand.
Surprisingly enough there is very little literature on the topic. (At the end of this article you can consult a list of interesting books). The available books and information can be divided (in a rough approximation) into two categories.
a) Catalogues of types of graphics and charts commonly used.
b) Information on the theory and aesthetics of quantitative charts.
It's difficult to distil elementary but general principles that summarise the best practice in performing business graphics or, in general, graphic presentations. And this is so for several reasons.
Continue reading "How To Create An Effective Information Graphic"Permalink "How To Create An Effective Information Graphic"
posted by Robin Good
on Thursday May 15 2003
updated on Tuesday January 15 2008
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December 15, 2001
You may have noticed that pressing the [TAB] key alone doesn't work to obtain a tabulation when you are inside a cell in a table (this is valid for Word as well as for Word tables inserted inside a PowerPoint presentation).
If you still want to use the [TAB] key, press it while holding down the [Ctrl] key as well. It will give you a tabulation that you can use to align or indent text inside a single table cell.
posted by Robin Good
on Saturday December 15 2001
updated on Tuesday January 15 2008
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