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I don't think it's obscure - it's essentially a phase-shift diagram, which are very effective when you need to understand how two variables impact a system. Th

I don't think it's obscure - it's essentially a phase-shift diagram, which are very effective when you need to understand how two variables impact a system. The very best diagrams in Visual Display require you to spend a bit of time understanding them, but once you do they are highly effective (for example the train schedule that's on the cover of the book, or the diagram of Napoleon's invasion)

EwanToo 14y ago
Personally I think it's an awful diagram, it'll either confuse or mislead the vast majority of people who see it. The "best" is a personal opinion, but I think the best diagrams are ones that make something that's hard to express in words easy to comprehend. This one fails massively at that, which is a shame in an otherwise excellent article.