Data Visualization Adventurer Gifts

"He's been using the new virtual reality data viewer and climbing bar graphs..."

"I'm going to bombard you with graphs until you agree with me."

'This is a 'placebo' line. It serves no purpose but it makes us feel good.'

"Eventually, you have to stop visualizing yourself doing well on the test, and actually do the test."

"Of course this'll be a great year. The data, sales projections, customer surveys, and my mom all think so."

'We're living in a round hole economy.'

"Here are the new sales figures, which way up would you like them?"

"Well, either you're hopelessly optimistic or hopelessly short-sighted."

"Perhaps this slide whistle can better illustrate what this graph is telling us."

"Until we get a bigger chart, we're estimating it's now about up to here."

"Is there any way I could get a dashboard instead of a report card?"

'On the plus side we've saved money by getting all the numbers on one graph.'

"Good invisible exports figures this quarter, sir."

"I love your optimism."

"Now this chart should clear up any confusion you have with the report."

He then drew a number of smaller pie charts behind the bigger chart. That helped to put it into perspective.

'From an aesthetic perspective, it has heart, beauty and intrigue, but is it a viable process design?'

We Have A Lot To Cover.....

'Can't he ever use a different kind of chart?'

Bottom line, is that the sweet smell of success or your aftershave?

"The disasters are collaborating better than we are!"

Real data visualization specialists are 100% committed to their profession.

'These latest figure are encouraging...'

'And this is after the creation of a Special Effects Department.'

Aggression/Security

'Just do the presentation Williams and let the numbers speak for themself.'

'...The good news is the Guggenheim has offered $2,500,000 for our chart.'

'...and what's more, my databank has more data than your databank.'

'That one is a bit more expensive, but it comes with a profit.'

'Ferguson here will explain the 'worst case scenario' of Social Security Privatization.'

"The red bars represent the obscene numbers this quarter. The black bars are censoring those red bars."

'He's working on the great American requirements document.'

"Maybe the pie chart should have been refrigerated."

"Pie chart"

"Profits lately have been spiraling downward."