01-27-2015 DESIGN The Medieval Roots Of The Tree Diagram Data viz isn’t just a modern-day craze. Designer Manuel Lima, author of The Book of Trees, discusses the origins of the tree diagram.

There are 200 examples of tree diagrams in The Book of Trees, the small forest of diversity a good argument for their proliferation in visualizing data. (It’s too bad the book does not include a ...

This medieval "Tree of Life" works as a mnemonic memory aid (Image: Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University) From studying the bible to visualising computer storage ...