Charts and graphs with numerical data are not

the only way to visualize information. You can

also use conceptual diagrams to illustrate an

idea or process.

Here are four categories of diagrams you can

browse through to inspire you in the process of

creating your own visual slides.

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Types ofDiagrams

pie chart venn diagram concentric diagram circular chart bubble chart bubble race chart

line chart area chart scatter plot sunburst chart fan chart windrose chart

CHARTS & DIAGRAMS

bar chart tape diagram gantt diagram tree map grid periodic table

arc diagram sankey chart chord chart

timeline flow chart binary tree mind map decision tree block scheme

radar chart polar grid spiral graph

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Source

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pyramid funnel

ABSTRACT ANALOGIES

subway map speedometer chart

map Ishikawa diagram

gears ferris wheel scaleslever

game strategy sketch

puzzlemaze

staircasespoke wheel cycle wheel

anatomygenealogy tree

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iceberg

ANALOGIES

solar system

experiment

clock face domino effect roller coaster

circulatory system

sandwichmountain layers of the onion

treeroot

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life of a household

ALLEGORIES

food chain

tool set

meat cuts the playing field factory

the machine

evolutionlife of a city marathon

roadconveyor belt