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  • Genealogical data and visual design II: mixing metaphors

    Genealogical data and visual design II: mixing metaphors

    In our previous post, we discussed Edward Tufte’s notions about the rich visual expression of data, and we introduced some basic metaphors used in genealogical diagramming: trees, fans, roads, timelines, quilts, and networks. We observed any one of these can express perhaps one or two classes of data very well, but often at the expense…

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