Complexity doesn’t have to be ugly

Monday, January 19th, 2009 at 13:01  

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.

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0xDE says:

Confluence 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 …