Darker cells mean a higher score for this topic on that metric.
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Quick answers
When should I pick Network graph maps?
When the story is: org influence maps, dependency graphs, classroom social maps.
When should I avoid Network graph maps?
Skip it in cases like: a simple org chart or bullet list already carries the claim.
Who invented or popularised it?
Force-directed layouts; Cytoscape.js and friends on GitHub
What does it encode?
nodes and edges with force or hierarchical layout
Is it OK in ads?
Yes if one claim is visible at a glance in Meta, Google and retail print; otherwise link to a full figure.
Will a teacher accept it?
Yes for lab reports and poster boards if axes, units and a source line are present.
Network graph maps encodes values as nodes and edges with force or hierarchical layout. Force-directed layouts; Cytoscape.js and friends on GitHub.
In reports, ads and assignments it fits org influence maps, dependency graphs, classroom social maps. Skip it when a simple org chart or bullet list already carries the claim.
Make shapes, diagrams and charts in the browser. Download SVG or PNG — nothing is uploaded.
Work
- Work 1 — PowerPoint weekly: Network graph maps for org influence maps, dependency graphs, classroom social maps.
- Work 2 — One Network graph maps on a quarterly bridge or KPI tile — not four.
- Work 3 — Build in Excel or Google Sheets, export SVG/PDF rather than a screenshot.
Ads
- Ads 1 — Meta, Google and retail print: one number, one shape, one arrow.
- Ads 2 — Keep callouts inside safe zones. No type in cropped corners.
- Ads 3 — If Network graph maps will not fit a banner, keep the number and show the chart on the landing page.
School
- School 1 — lab reports and poster boards: does Network graph maps answer the rubric?
- School 2 — Axis names, units, a source line. Markers read them.
- School 3 — Start with a mind map if you must; submit a figure that reads like Network graph maps.
Steps
- Steps 1 — Write the claim in one sentence.
- Steps 2 — Check that Network graph maps fits the claim. If not, switch.a simple org chart or bullet list already carries the claim
- Steps 3 — Draw it flat in Excel or Google Sheets or PowerPoint.
- Steps 4 — Direct labels, faint grid, claim-title.
- Steps 5 — Check greyscale and a color-blind simulator.
- Steps 6 — Add source, period, units; export SVG/PDF.
Network graph maps: honour nodes and edges with force or hierarchical layout, and switch when a simple org chart or bullet list already carries the claim.