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Sparklines “data-intense, design-simple, word-sized graphics”. Whereas the typical chart is designed to show as much data as possible, and is set off from the flow of text, sparklines are intended to be succinct, memorable, and located precisely where appropriate."
Edward Tufte, Beautiful Evidence

MicroCharts - Charts Reduced to The Max

MicroCharts enables you to understand complex relationships in your data with sparklines. Invented by information design guru, Edward Tufte, sparklines are tiny charts with an intensity of visual distinctions comparable to words and letters. When placed in an Excel cell, sparklines dramatically improve data visualization for fast, effective parallel comparisons.

Sparklines

A typical budget report:Report without Sparklines

Add a column with sparklines that shows the expense, cost and income figures within one cell:Report with Sparklines

In a classical budget report chart, you only see one chart at a time. This makes it difficult to identify trends and similarities.  Sparklines help you compare trends and patterns at a glance using minimal screen space.

Sparkline Cells

A single cell showing one figure consumes 1000 pixels of screen real estate. A sparkline consuming the same amount space could visualize 20 values! Since MicroCharts are created from fonts,  you can adjust the size without losing quality.

data-intense, design-simple, word-sized graphics"
Whereas the typical chart is designed to show as much data as possible, and is set off from the flow of text, sparklines are intended to be succinct, memorable, and located precisely where appropriate", Edward Tufte, Beautiful Evidence