beautiful graphs
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- plash
I've got a raw data that needs to be turned into some nice graphs. its actually pretty interesting.
this new United States government bill (called kIRA) says that if we invest $500 a year over 25 years to our relatives ira accounts;
They'll get a 5% compound annual interest.500.00 x 25 (years) = 12,500 -without kIRA
in the kIRA program; you'll have $25,490.04anyway...
i'd like to make something cool and am looking for inspiration,tips or any feedback.the raw data:
http:///plashal.com/qbn/KIDsGrap…...
- baseline_shift0
simple, clean beautiful typography. (i love lining figures for numbers)
how about things getting progressively greener as they go to the bottom right corner, where the big money is.
- plash0
http://www.amcharts.com/
seems like a good start.
- 5tim0
You should have a read of Tufte.
- Greedo0
not to derail the thread, i can't find any info on this bill, got any links?
- hellojeehae0
tufte's books are always good
- vaxorcist0
Browser-side:
jquery can do alot with HTML tables to transform the info into nice graphs, but beware they may not print or email easily....google "jquery graphing html table" or something like that...
http://blog.rebeccamurphey.com/2…
some examples:
http://www.dumpsterdoggy.com/art…
(click on "show capacities")Some jquery examples use a browser feature called "canvas" which is not default supported by IE (or course!), there are work-arounds, but if your IE users are not geeks, it may confuse them....
BUT not all of the jquery graphing stuff uses canvas, so just test in IE if your users use IE...
server-side: otherwise, there are some PHP/GD libraries that can generate PNG or GIF files, but they require server config and are alot more work
Flash-wise, there are some free and/or cheap ways to do this, but they are not easily printed and some are harder to customize than others, and many are "too flashy" and I found myself having to clean and simplify them too much for my tastes and timeline....
- utopian0
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- bmacneill0
I always try to look here when looking for some chart inspiration:
http://www.feltron.com/
- digdre0
take a look at the book 'data flow' some really nice things in there
- plash0
bump
- Pupsipu0
http://www.visualcomplexity.com/… is the motherload for that stuff
and http://www.infosthetics.com/