Well, it is pretty to look at. Wonder if the diagram is confusing or if I’m just dumb, because it took me a bit to figure out that circle size corresponded with millimeters. That’s the struggle of knowing 1) you’re not an omniscient genius but also 2) data can be presented in a way that’s confusing to most people, but not being a design expert so you don’t know if you’re just dumb or if it’s a design flaw. And you don’t want to start criticizing stuff when you are not an expert and saying something blatantly wrong, so you just wonder and maybe type out this paragraph online.
Following this community really confirms my believe that data visualization is a trade that’s not easily mastered. Making it easy to read but not pretty is almost as easy as making it pretty but not very insightful. Making it easy to understand, meaningful and also pretty to look at is incredibly difficult.
Well, it is pretty to look at. Wonder if the diagram is confusing or if I’m just dumb, because it took me a bit to figure out that circle size corresponded with millimeters. That’s the struggle of knowing 1) you’re not an omniscient genius but also 2) data can be presented in a way that’s confusing to most people, but not being a design expert so you don’t know if you’re just dumb or if it’s a design flaw. And you don’t want to start criticizing stuff when you are not an expert and saying something blatantly wrong, so you just wonder and maybe type out this paragraph online.
Following this community really confirms my believe that data visualization is a trade that’s not easily mastered. Making it easy to read but not pretty is almost as easy as making it pretty but not very insightful. Making it easy to understand, meaningful and also pretty to look at is incredibly difficult.
Just reducing the coast line seems more informative…