Tag: colors

Bissantz ponders 29. February 2008

Why dense information makes us smarter

What else can we gain from all the extra space won through compact charts and information-dense visualization? Insight, of course! The diagram below is a typical business chart created millions of times [...]

Bissantz ponders 21. September 2007

Can we steer banks like cars?

Sachsen LB could have at least tried to. Their board of directors trusted a few traffic lights. They were usually green, but now all German taxpayers see is red. The unexpected sale of Sachsen LB must [...]

Bissantz ponders 6. November 2006

Good reporting is boring

Appearance is not everything – in information design, at least. Forget multiple colors, 3D views, speedometers and hyperactive interfaces. It’s the content that makes reports really exiting, especially [...]

Bissantz ponders 19. August 2005

Road signs, not red lights

Intelligent traffic lights for controlling Traffic light functions belong to the same category of dubious analogies as the dashboard. In the world of the car driver, a traffic light provides two clear [...]