You Don’t Need Complex Charts to Tell Powerful Stories | Visual.ly Blog

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One common misconception about creating infographics is that more is better. The more data, the better! The more eye-popping design, the better! Make those charts as complex as can be, turn that bar chart into a circle to make it more interesting… or just come up with a whole new type of chart that no one understands.

It doesn’t have to be this way. If your data tells a good story, sometimes all you need is a simple chart – one single chart – to tell it. No need to add more facts and figures, simply to expand on the argument — or to garnish everything with flashy images and eye-popping illustrations.

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David Allen Explains How to Master Your To-Do List

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David Allen, the creator of the Getting Things Done (GTD) productivity method, explains in this short video how you can get control over your to-do list by clarifying your actions and the results you want. If you’re not keeping a to-do list because it’s never helped you, his tips may help you start one that works for you.

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Don’t pay teachers; That’ll learn ’em

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Charts Ahoy

Image via WikipediaEver needed to come up with a quick chart but didn’t have the appropriate tool at hand?Despair of hand-drawn monstrosities that don’t present that professional air?Sick of writing in faux ad-speak?Than try Lovely Charts. Does ex…

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Ever needed to come up with a quick chart but didn’t have the appropriate tool at hand?

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Sick of writing in faux ad-speak?

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