for the good: I like how it shows the size of the companies visually by the size of the spheres, it makes the giant companies really feel giant and the small ones feel small
for the bad: this visualization doesn’t really help us understand the data any better than a chart with all the values pasted into it would. the colors also don’t help visualize the data
https://www.visualcapitalist.com/ranked-nuclear-power-production-by-country/
I thought this was a good visualization because it shows you how much the difference in spending is amongst these countries. https://www.visualcapitalist.com/cannabis-and-alcohol-industry-comparison/
I thought this was a bad visualization because comparing these two industries is hard because even though they are both drugs they are treated very differently by society. I think a way to improve this would be to compare cannabis today to alcohol as it was coming out of prohibition or even when the industry really started blossoming.
The good link has a familiar layout and is easily interpreted, and you can make reasonable estimates of why the graph looks the way it does. The bad link is very cluttered has too much information, and isn’t very easily explained
https://www.visualcapitalist.com/ranked-the-most-prescribed-drugs-in-the-u-s/
I think that there are a lot of problems with this image but there are also a lot of positives. I like how each type of drug is put into a category and I also like how each pill size correlates to the percentage. However, I don’t like how it has the rankings out of order and I also think there is a but too much going on. https://www.visualcapitalist.com/visualizing-global-per-capita-co2-emissions/
each country shouldn’t have a different width. I also do not like how the circle doesn’t fully close. The globe in the center is wasted space
This visual popped out however I think it is not as effective as it could be because of the weird shapes that are created that prevent the viewer from seeing how different the countries with smaller values are
The first example I added in was Visualized: A Global Risk Assessment of 2022 and Beyond.
It goes into depth about the types of global risk over the years. It is neatly organised, there are labels regarding what each color means, and a clear breakup of the time periods being studied. The graphs shown are readable and easy to navigate.
Good:
https://www.visualcapitalist.com/companies-gone-public-in-2021-visualizing-ipo-valuations/
Bad:
https://www.visualcapitalist.com/the-periodic-table-of-commodity-returns-2012-2021/
for the good: I like how it shows the size of the companies visually by the size of the spheres, it makes the giant companies really feel giant and the small ones feel small
for the bad: this visualization doesn’t really help us understand the data any better than a chart with all the values pasted into it would. the colors also don’t help visualize the data
bad: https://www.visualcapitalist.com/visualizing-the-power-of-the-worlds-supercomputers/
good: https://www.visualcapitalist.com/visualizing-coppers-role-in-a-low-carbon-economy/
https://www.visualcapitalist.com/visualized-a-global-risk-assessment-of-2022-and-beyond/
serious global problems and when they will come to our attention
https://www.visualcapitalist.com/ranked-nuclear-power-production-by-country/
nuclear power
One great visualization is -https://www.visualcapitalist.com/how-the-top-cryptocurrencies-performed-in-2021/
This shows crypto currency performance with different metrics and proper measurement starting with 0 for example as well as a map of growth.
A not so great example could be – https://www.visualcapitalist.com/the-periodic-table-of-commodity-returns-2012-2021/
This is a commodity returns chart that is just very plain and only provides % with no other information other than a legend.
https://www.visualcapitalist.com/a-visual-guide-to-profile-picture-nfts/
Bad: Oversaturated with color and designs, Lots of words, Not easy to analyze at first glance.
https://www.visualcapitalist.com/visualizing-the-fastest-trains-in-the-world/
Good: Labeled Axis, Legend, Graphic Does not conflict with the information.
Bad Graphic- https://www.visualcapitalist.com/visualizing-the-power-of-the-worlds-supercomputers/
Good Graphic- https://www.visualcapitalist.com/visualized-a-global-risk-assessment-of-2022-and-beyond/
Bad:
https://www.visualcapitalist.com/smashing-atoms-the-history-of-uranium-and-nuclear-power/
Very confusing display of metrics, does not make logical sense in terms of visualization.
Good:
https://www.visualcapitalist.com/navigating-market-volatility-why-etfs-are-critical-tools/
Graphs start at 0% which makes it a more user-friendly visualization
https://www.visualcapitalist.com/ranked-nuclear-power-production-by-country/
I thought this was a good visualization because it shows you how much the difference in spending is amongst these countries.
https://www.visualcapitalist.com/cannabis-and-alcohol-industry-comparison/
I thought this was a bad visualization because comparing these two industries is hard because even though they are both drugs they are treated very differently by society. I think a way to improve this would be to compare cannabis today to alcohol as it was coming out of prohibition or even when the industry really started blossoming.
http://bcuchta.com/wall_of_shame/worst_piechart_ever.png
Can’t see what section represent which? Names are all over the place.
https://s3media.247sports.com/Uploads/Assets/754/424/6_424754.jpg
Does not help the viewer, but it is funny.
Good link – https://www.visualcapitalist.com/how-people-around-the-world-feel-about-their-economic-prospects/
Bad link – https://www.visualcapitalist.com/charted-5-trillion-in-fossil-fuel-subsidies/
The good link has a familiar layout and is easily interpreted, and you can make reasonable estimates of why the graph looks the way it does. The bad link is very cluttered has too much information, and isn’t very easily explained
Good: https://www.visualcapitalist.com/the-high-cost-of-chronic-diseases-worldwide/
Can be improved: https://www.visualcapitalist.com/worlds-biggest-pharmaceutical-companies/
Good
https://www.visualcapitalist.com/every-cannabis-product-in-one-graphic/
Bad
https://www.visualcapitalist.com/ranked-nuclear-power-production-by-country/
Needs improvement:
https://www.visualcapitalist.com/charted-5-trillion-in-fossil-fuel-subsidies/
The scaling on this graph is a bit confusing and ends up exagerating the differences between each year.
Pretty good:
https://www.visualcapitalist.com/ranked-nuclear-power-production-by-country/
The areas seem to be reasonably comparable to eachother depending on the size/percent. The countries in 1% range are similar ect.
Good:
I think it is good because it is very clear on the best mining locations and what you are able to find there
https://www.visualcapitalist.com/rare-earth-elements-where-in-the-world-are-they/
Bad:
I think this one could be done better because it is all over the place which makes it difficult to understand
https://www.visualcapitalist.com/rare-earth-elements-where-in-the-world-are-they/
A good example of a data visualization is: https://www.visualcapitalist.com/the-50-most-visited-websites-in-the-world/
This shows the top visited websites from 2020.. Good aspects are the sizing, colors, organization, and the inclusion of logos
A not so good example is https://www.visualcapitalist.com/20-internet-giants-rule-web/
It can be a bit confusing in the way it’s read especially with any mergers
https://www.visualcapitalist.com/ranked-the-most-prescribed-drugs-in-the-u-s/
I think that there are a lot of problems with this image but there are also a lot of positives. I like how each type of drug is put into a category and I also like how each pill size correlates to the percentage. However, I don’t like how it has the rankings out of order and I also think there is a but too much going on.
https://www.visualcapitalist.com/visualizing-global-per-capita-co2-emissions/
each country shouldn’t have a different width. I also do not like how the circle doesn’t fully close. The globe in the center is wasted space
Good: https://www.visualcapitalist.com/u-s-inflation-which-categories-have-been-hit-the-hardest/
They have clear and concise data with everything made obvious.
Bad: https://www.visualcapitalist.com/visualizing-the-94-trillion-world-economy-in-one-chart/
They hid Africa inside the chart and I struggled to find it first time I looked at it, and they should have different sections of the world be different colors.
https://www.visualcapitalist.com/visualizing-the-94-trillion-world-economy-in-one-chart/
This visual popped out however I think it is not as effective as it could be because of the weird shapes that are created that prevent the viewer from seeing how different the countries with smaller values are
https://www.visualcapitalist.com/seeing-red-is-the-heydey-of-pandemic-stocks-over/
Like how all the graphs are comparable here
The first example I added in was Visualized: A Global Risk Assessment of 2022 and Beyond.
It goes into depth about the types of global risk over the years. It is neatly organised, there are labels regarding what each color means, and a clear breakup of the time periods being studied. The graphs shown are readable and easy to navigate.
Great Example:
https://www.visualcapitalist.com/visualized-a-global-risk-assessment-of-2022-and-beyond/
Not so great:
https://www.visualcapitalist.com/prediction-consensus-what-the-experts-see-coming-in-2022/
bad: https://www.visualcapitalist.com/every-cannabis-product-in-one-graphic/ (3-d bar graph near end)
– No need to be 3D
– graphs looks much taller than they really are because of the angle in which they are displayed
good: https://www.visualcapitalist.com/navigating-market-volatility-why-etfs-are-critical-tools/ (volatility graph)
– seemed very accurate as there is a large amount of data
– y-axis started a zero
– both x and y axis is clear
Bad:https://www.visualcapitalist.com/visualizing-the-94-trillion-world-economy-in-one-chart/
this data could be represented in a different wait to have more meaning it is in the shape of a circle to represent the world but geographically is not correct and the size of ratios is not correct everywhere.
Good: https://www.visualcapitalist.com/most-common-language-spoken-in-the-u-s-map/
this ia good becasue teh map is accurate and it is color coded for easy reading sums up all the information