Author-Archive for Lars

I’ve been a big fan of sparklines for over 15 years now, so I thought it was high time I provided a more in-depth review of these “word graphics”.

The “invention” of sparklines is attributed …

At graphomate, we are known for graphomate suite and graphomate tiles – standard visualisation components that can be purchased and used “off-the-shelf”.

What is less well known is that we also put together custom visualisations …

Finally, to the only data visualisation hero I know: Rolf Hichert. Without him, graphomate would not exist.

The story is just too good to be true: In 2009, I was supposed to realise a stacked …

At long last, we were there! After a three-year hiatus, SAP users met for their annual congress over 11-13 October in the picturesque and historic city of Leipzig. It was fantastic to finally meet in-person, …

Edward Tufte has been publishing about meaningful information design for almost 40 years. The New York Times even calls him the “Leonardo da Vinci of data”. 

Edward Tufte – the informations design Guru

Yet Edward …

My first two data visualisation heroes – William Playfair and Florence Nightingale – were famous people. Today I would like to introduce a relatively unknown person: Willard Cope Brinton.

Willard Cope Brinton

Willard C. Brinton …

In the first part of my blog series on my data visualisation heroes, I tackled the rather shady character William Playfair.
If William was the villain before the Lord, the lady who is to be discussed …

I had – let’s say – a bit more time on my hands last year. Lecture tours and customer visits were cancelled and our regular webinars were limited to the presentation of our new developments …