Visualizing History by Ben Jones.
From the post:
When studying history, we ask questions of the past, seeking to understand what happened in the lives of the people who have gone before us, and why. A data visualization of history suggests and answers a thousand questions. Sometimes, the value in a chart or graph of history is that it proposes new questions to ask of the past, questions that we wouldn’t have thought to ask unless the information were presented to us in a visual way.
Ben makes imaginative use of Gantt charts to illustrate:
- American Presidencies
- History of Civilizations
- History of the Patriarchs
- Political History (scandal)
- and others.
I have always thought of Gantt charts as useful for projects, etc., but they work well in other contexts as well.
Not as flashy as some charts, but also less difficult to interpret.