This blog, authored by Zach Gemignani for Juice Analytics, provides ten easy lessons for designing tree maps.
Contents
- Choose the right measures for size and color
- Space matters
- Labels should add value
- Labels must stand-out against treemap colors
- Explanatory legends
- Color ranges fit the data
- Show correlation by highlighting
- Show changes with animation
- Simple presentation of node detail
- Gradually reveal detail
Sources
Gemignani, Z. (2009, February 18). 10 Lessons in Treemap Design [Web log message]. Retrieved from http://www.juiceanalytics.com/writing/10-lessons-treemap-design/
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