This week our guest is the humble pie. Thanks for coming round.<\/strong><\/h2>\nThanks for having me.<\/p>\n
So, what\u2019s cooking?<\/strong><\/p>\nMy feelings are a bit divided at the moment, I\u2019m 30% apprehensive, 60% excited and 10% a few other things but overall, I\u2019m 100% happy to be here.<\/p>\n
I\u2019m sure all of our audience have come across a pie chart at some point or other. How long have you been around for?<\/strong><\/p>\nI was invented over 200 years ago so I\u2019ve been around for a long time. And for all you haters out there, I was invented by William Playfair –\u00a0 the same guy who invented the bar, line and area charts – so there!<\/p>\n
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As you alluded to there, you\u2019re a controversial chart in some circles. People have called you evil and the worst chart in the world, and there is even a movement dedicated to \u2018kill the pie chart\u2019.<\/strong><\/p>\nIt\u2019s a difficult life. I mean, who doesn\u2019t like a good pie? It\u2019s just that I have this image problem. People complain that I take up too much space on the page and I always bring a legend along to explain what I\u2019m showing.<\/p>\n
So, you\u2019re struggling with your weight?<\/strong><\/p>\nWell, it\u2019s not really my fault. I like to stick to 3 or four slices maximum which is sensible, but people cram loads of slices into me which is not a good look. Apart from being confusing, I don\u2019t have enough colours to keep track of all the slices, not only do I look half-baked, my fashion sense gets called into question too.<\/p>\n
That doesn\u2019t sound good.<\/strong><\/p>\nAnd then they tell me to stand sideways for a 3d effect. It\u2019s extremely embarrassing and my proportions look all wrong. And that\u2019s before they want me to explode.\u00a0 Why don\u2019t these people understand that you can\u2019t have your pie and eat it? Contorting into all these embarrassing positions to please everyone gives me a bad name, but when I\u2019m used properly then I can be extremely helpful. I know that beauty is in the pie of the beholder, but there is a limit.<\/p>\n
I feel your pain. So how can people make sure that you appear at your best?<\/strong><\/p>\nI know that I take up a lot of space just to show a few numbers but it is \u2018at a glance\u2019 data communication so I think it\u2019s a good use of space. Stick to three or four slices maximum, use clearly differentiated colours, try to avoid comparing similar numbers and I\u2019ll be happy. Harvey Balls takes this to an extreme with only 1 colour and 1 number, but I\u2019m more flexible than that, just please don\u2019t take advantage of my easy-going nature.<\/p>\n
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I hear that you\u2019re having a makeover nowadays.<\/strong><\/p>\nYes, you gotta roll with the times! Instead of pies you can have doughnuts, that\u2019s a pie with a hole in the middle, that looks so much slimmer and svelte. The doughnut can be filled with an icon or a logo to show extra data.<\/p>\n
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And my best weight loss yet is the pie gauge. It\u2019s just a single number, very snazzy looking and it doesn\u2019t even need a legend.<\/p>\n
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The message I\u2019m getting is that you\u2019re all about showing as little data as possible? Like 3 or 4 numbers, or should I say 3.1415?<\/strong><\/p>\nVery funny, I wondered how you would get that one in. Well, I definitely work best with showing just a few data points. If you need more, you can use a group of pies or try a different chart. I prefer not to be used than to be used badly. I should just mention that I\u2019ve recently come up with the sunburst chart to show lots of data if you really want to do that.<\/p>\n
Thanks. Some of our audience would like to know when\u2019s the best time to start a pie.<\/strong><\/p>\n14th<\/sup> March is international Pi day \u2013 no other chart has a whole day dedicated to them!\u00a0 That\u2019s a good date, what time though? Some people start at 12, others at 3, it\u2019s never too early I think. I like to go clockwise. Negative numbers may go counter clockwise in a doughnut but I don\u2019t really do negativity \u2013 I\u2019m a positive type of guy.<\/p>\nSo, to keep you positive and happy, what\u2019s your advice to our audience?<\/strong><\/p>\nLess is definitely more when it comes to pies.\u00a0 Short, quick, and to the point.\u00a0 Only a few points or your message will get lost in the clutter. And please, please don\u2019t abuse me, you make me look silly.<\/p>\n
Seems like we\u2019ve come full circle, the life of a pie is difficult.<\/strong><\/p>\nIt is. Maybe someone will make a movie about it!<\/p>\n
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My feelings are a bit divided at the moment, I\u2019m 30% apprehensive, 60% excited and 10% a few other things but overall, I\u2019m 100% happy to be here.<\/p>\n
I\u2019m sure all of our audience have come across a pie chart at some point or other. How long have you been around for?<\/strong><\/p>\n I was invented over 200 years ago so I\u2019ve been around for a long time. And for all you haters out there, I was invented by William Playfair –\u00a0 the same guy who invented the bar, line and area charts – so there!<\/p>\n As you alluded to there, you\u2019re a controversial chart in some circles. People have called you evil and the worst chart in the world, and there is even a movement dedicated to \u2018kill the pie chart\u2019.<\/strong><\/p>\n It\u2019s a difficult life. I mean, who doesn\u2019t like a good pie? It\u2019s just that I have this image problem. People complain that I take up too much space on the page and I always bring a legend along to explain what I\u2019m showing.<\/p>\n So, you\u2019re struggling with your weight?<\/strong><\/p>\n Well, it\u2019s not really my fault. I like to stick to 3 or four slices maximum which is sensible, but people cram loads of slices into me which is not a good look. Apart from being confusing, I don\u2019t have enough colours to keep track of all the slices, not only do I look half-baked, my fashion sense gets called into question too.<\/p>\n That doesn\u2019t sound good.<\/strong><\/p>\n And then they tell me to stand sideways for a 3d effect. It\u2019s extremely embarrassing and my proportions look all wrong. And that\u2019s before they want me to explode.\u00a0 Why don\u2019t these people understand that you can\u2019t have your pie and eat it? Contorting into all these embarrassing positions to please everyone gives me a bad name, but when I\u2019m used properly then I can be extremely helpful. I know that beauty is in the pie of the beholder, but there is a limit.<\/p>\n I feel your pain. So how can people make sure that you appear at your best?<\/strong><\/p>\n I know that I take up a lot of space just to show a few numbers but it is \u2018at a glance\u2019 data communication so I think it\u2019s a good use of space. Stick to three or four slices maximum, use clearly differentiated colours, try to avoid comparing similar numbers and I\u2019ll be happy. Harvey Balls takes this to an extreme with only 1 colour and 1 number, but I\u2019m more flexible than that, just please don\u2019t take advantage of my easy-going nature.<\/p>\n I hear that you\u2019re having a makeover nowadays.<\/strong><\/p>\n Yes, you gotta roll with the times! Instead of pies you can have doughnuts, that\u2019s a pie with a hole in the middle, that looks so much slimmer and svelte. The doughnut can be filled with an icon or a logo to show extra data.<\/p>\n And my best weight loss yet is the pie gauge. It\u2019s just a single number, very snazzy looking and it doesn\u2019t even need a legend.<\/p>\n The message I\u2019m getting is that you\u2019re all about showing as little data as possible? Like 3 or 4 numbers, or should I say 3.1415?<\/strong><\/p>\n Very funny, I wondered how you would get that one in. Well, I definitely work best with showing just a few data points. If you need more, you can use a group of pies or try a different chart. I prefer not to be used than to be used badly. I should just mention that I\u2019ve recently come up with the sunburst chart to show lots of data if you really want to do that.<\/p>\n Thanks. Some of our audience would like to know when\u2019s the best time to start a pie.<\/strong><\/p>\n 14th<\/sup> March is international Pi day \u2013 no other chart has a whole day dedicated to them!\u00a0 That\u2019s a good date, what time though? Some people start at 12, others at 3, it\u2019s never too early I think. I like to go clockwise. Negative numbers may go counter clockwise in a doughnut but I don\u2019t really do negativity \u2013 I\u2019m a positive type of guy.<\/p>\n So, to keep you positive and happy, what\u2019s your advice to our audience?<\/strong><\/p>\n Less is definitely more when it comes to pies.\u00a0 Short, quick, and to the point.\u00a0 Only a few points or your message will get lost in the clutter. And please, please don\u2019t abuse me, you make me look silly.<\/p>\n Seems like we\u2019ve come full circle, the life of a pie is difficult.<\/strong><\/p>\n It is. Maybe someone will make a movie about it!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2790,"featured_media":3356,"template":"","class_list":["post-3349","newsevents","type-newsevents","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/special-sauce.dev\/etabs-block\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/newsevents\/3349","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/special-sauce.dev\/etabs-block\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/newsevents"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/special-sauce.dev\/etabs-block\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/newsevents"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/special-sauce.dev\/etabs-block\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2790"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/special-sauce.dev\/etabs-block\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/newsevents\/3349\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/special-sauce.dev\/etabs-block\/wp-json\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/special-sauce.dev\/etabs-block\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3349"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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