Great diagram of Debian’s apt packaging system. It’s also a good example of the aesthetic shortcomings of automatic graph drawing tools like graphviz. It would be a good candidate for redesign by a skilled graphic designer.
posted by glyphobet
0xDE says:
January 19th, 2009 at 14:12Confluence and label clutter in graph drawing…
Complexity doesn’t have to be ugly: Glyphobet links to dburrows’ diagrams of the apt system as an example of why automated graph drawing tools could benefit with interaction from skilled graphic designers.
Beyond Glyphobet’s point (which I agree …