Comments on: Tree Map to Show Losses by Major Companies http://flowingdata.com/2008/09/17/tree-map-to-show-losses-by-major-companies/ Strength in Numbers Wed, 23 May 2012 15:48:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Nathan Yau http://flowingdata.com/2008/09/17/tree-map-to-show-losses-by-major-companies/#comment-14569 Nathan Yau Fri, 19 Sep 2008 05:07:18 +0000 http://flowingdata.com/?p=1011#comment-14569 @Vincent - I'll think about it :) @Vincent – I’ll think about it :)

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]]> By: Vincent Theeten http://flowingdata.com/2008/09/17/tree-map-to-show-losses-by-major-companies/#comment-14559 Vincent Theeten Thu, 18 Sep 2008 19:34:20 +0000 http://flowingdata.com/?p=1011#comment-14559 Great! It's a start- it would be great if someone would create a toolkit rendering from JSON or XML data. Summer projects anyone? :) Great! It’s a start- it would be great if someone would create a toolkit rendering from JSON or XML data. Summer projects anyone? :)

]]> By: Robert Kosara http://flowingdata.com/2008/09/17/tree-map-to-show-losses-by-major-companies/#comment-14552 Robert Kosara Thu, 18 Sep 2008 14:14:20 +0000 http://flowingdata.com/?p=1011#comment-14552 <a href="http://prefuse.org/" rel="nofollow">Prefuse</a> (Java) and <a href="http://flare.prefuse.org/" rel="nofollow">flare</a> (prefuse for Flash) do treemaps, as does the <a href="http://ivtk.sourceforge.net/" rel="nofollow">infovis toolkit</a>. There are probably other implementations, too. Prefuse (Java) and flare (prefuse for Flash) do treemaps, as does the infovis toolkit. There are probably other implementations, too.

]]> By: Vincent Theeten http://flowingdata.com/2008/09/17/tree-map-to-show-losses-by-major-companies/#comment-14544 Vincent Theeten Thu, 18 Sep 2008 11:51:27 +0000 http://flowingdata.com/?p=1011#comment-14544 Does anyone know of an Open Source TreeMap implementation to be used on the web? I'm thinking a Google Charts API but then for tree maps? Does anyone know of an Open Source TreeMap implementation to be used on the web? I’m thinking a Google Charts API but then for tree maps?

]]> By: Nathan Yau http://flowingdata.com/2008/09/17/tree-map-to-show-losses-by-major-companies/#comment-14535 Nathan Yau Thu, 18 Sep 2008 03:55:21 +0000 http://flowingdata.com/?p=1011#comment-14535 Agreed. It's not the best work out of the Times, but i'll take the willingness to experiment over same old, same old :) Agreed. It’s not the best work out of the Times, but i’ll take the willingness to experiment over same old, same old :)

]]> By: Robert Kosara http://flowingdata.com/2008/09/17/tree-map-to-show-losses-by-major-companies/#comment-14534 Robert Kosara Thu, 18 Sep 2008 03:41:03 +0000 http://flowingdata.com/?p=1011#comment-14534 While it's a good graph, the use of animation is horrible. There's a lot of stuff moving, but you can't follow what's going on at all. They could have taken a hint from the work behind the SmartMoney treemap (which specifically dealt with how to make the treemap layout stable when values change) and produced a much more impressive and useful visualization. But in general, the NYTimes definitely gets it. They are paying attention to InfoVis and they pick what works for a general audience. They're our best connection with the real world. While it’s a good graph, the use of animation is horrible. There’s a lot of stuff moving, but you can’t follow what’s going on at all. They could have taken a hint from the work behind the SmartMoney treemap (which specifically dealt with how to make the treemap layout stable when values change) and produced a much more impressive and useful visualization.
But in general, the NYTimes definitely gets it. They are paying attention to InfoVis and they pick what works for a general audience. They’re our best connection with the real world.

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