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Spiral bar chart

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I invented a chart for those cases when we have a squared space for a single part-to-whole number. Bar chart does not fit there, it needs an elongated rectangular space for values to be distinguishable.

I call this one Spiral Bar Chart, but it could as well be a Spiral Gauge.

Pros:

  • Not a pie-chart
  • Takes up a square, which sometimes is exactly what we need

Cons:

  • Difficult to make
  • Impossible to read, but who cares as long as it is not a pie-chart

Chaotic, Neutral and Lawful

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Lawful – following the best data visualization rules.

Neutral – basically following the defaults.

Chaotic – doing some “design”.

Good – trying to provide information in a clear way.

Neutral – you just need numbers, here are your numbers.

Evil – let’s pick fancy chart!

How is the pie chart among “good” ones?