I think Lovely Charts wins the sexy-interface competition, but all three tools are great for anyone needing Visio-type diagramming without the Visio price tag. [via Lifehacker] ...

To display a record of information in a graphical interface, pie charts, bar diagrams, and other such chart diagrams are the best ways to present or communicate information visually. If you don ...

A bar chart is useful when you want to do a quick side-by-side comparison of categorical data (e.g., countries, colors, types of software, modes of transport, marital statuses).

This version is Visio Professional 2021, so you’re getting all the features of Visio Standard along with extras like industry-standard diagram support (BPMN 2.0, IEEE, UML 2.5) and more ...

Last year, Pop Chart Lab created a poster that diagrams the opening sentence of 25 classic novels using the Reed-Kellogg method.

Mermaid, the open source diagramming and charting tool, has long been popular with developers for its ability to create diagrams using a Markdown-like language. As is often the case, Mermaid ...

This version is Visio Professional 2021, so you’re getting all the features of Visio Standard along with extras like industry-standard diagram support (BPMN 2.0, IEEE, UML 2.5) and more ...

Click Insert > Insert Waterfall or Stock chart > Funnel. Please note that if you are using Excel Mobile, click Insert > Chart > Funnel. To insert a funnel chart in Outlook, PowerPoint, and Word ...

Thanks to John Ptak, who recently featured this diagram on his blog, along with a few other pre–time-zone clock charts that are equally beautiful.

Charts, maps and diagrams are ubiquitous, from social media to the boardroom. This makes an ability to interpret and critique them an important part of modern citizenship.