Acquisition Speculation Chart
The image below appeared in the redesigned issue of BusinessWeek after Bloomberg acquired the magazine. I will honestly say that I studied it for a few minutes and read the text a few times before I really understood what the data was showing.
I think the psychedelic layout of the bubbles adds a confusing element to the visualization that is unnecessary. There are a bunch of different ways to show this data that would be more straight forward and easier for the readers to understand.
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Do you think the visualization layout/design adds or takes away from the data?
April 26th, 2010 at 9:16 am
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April 27th, 2010 at 3:28 am
Interesting data without any need for flourishes. The data is basically a list of tech companies with a large war chest and companies who could be potential targets[considering the market capitalization]
Simple presentation [Bar Charts] is enough. My visualisation at http://www.visualquest.in/2010/04/beautiful-circles.html
April 28th, 2010 at 12:15 pm
Paresh, I like your version of the chart using a simple design. The data is much easier to understand. Thanks for the comment!