information aesthetics.
a new API from Google that generates information charts in a dynamic way. its usage is quite straightforward: you link to an image in the form of a parameterized URL, such as http://chart.apis.google.com/chart?cht=
p3&chd=t:90,49&chs=400x200&chl=data|bling.
"cht=p3" is the chart type, in this case, a pie chart.
"chd=t:90,49" are the chart values, text-encoded, and separated by a comma.
"chs=400x200" is the custom chart size, 400 by 200 pixels.
"chl=Data|Bling" are the different labels for the pie chart sections, separated via the pipe character.
chart types include: line charts, bar charts, pie charts, Venn diagrams & scatterplots.
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I can see this would be very useful. Thanks for pointing it out.
Thanks for pointing this out. It is very cool. I look forward to integrating it into my future web apps.
I blogged about it here
Aren't pie charts more like http://chart.apis.google.com/chart?cht=p3&chd=t:10,90&chs=400x200&chl=data|bling ?
@n[ate]vw - cute ;o)
This is a great tool, on the other hand, get ready to see a lot of chart junk in the blogosphere!
Thanks for pointing this out -- it inspired me to build a simple charting interface: www.style.org/chartapi/
I think I found an error.
Try out
http://chart.apis.google.com/chart?cht=p&chd=t:258,29,6,3&chs=600x200
...and do the math...
Effzehn...it is based on a percentage of 100%. if you enter 258 you are exceeding the max limit, it uses the other numbers to calculate the percent and the rest is left over to the giant space you see.
I think I found an error.
Try out
http://chart.apis.google.com/chart?cht=p&chd=t:258,29,6,3&chs=600x200
...and do the math...
,thanks
Aren't pie charts more like http://chart.apis.google.com/chart?cht=p3&chd=t:10,90&chs=400x200&chl=data|bling ?
Next we need to design individual elements like infoboxes and the application catalog.