DIAGRAMS SHOW RELATIONSHIPS Five common diagram types are displayed below with visual examples on the pages that follow. Professionals have been using text-filled diagrams to explain abstract concepts for hundreds of years. The best way to show how things relate to each other is to use proximity, scale, and links so the hierarchy and relationships are clear. Flow Network Segment Stack Join Shapes are connected Shapes are connected Shape is divided into Shapes stack in an Shapes are by an arrow to convey by a line to show multiple segments. ascending or interconnected or share direction or movement. hierarchy. descending order. a set of values. Pie Process Tree Bar chart Puzzle Donut Cycle Mind-Map Concentric circles Venn Circle Timeline Cluster Link Core Gears Ecosystem Sequence Radial Web © Duarte, Inc. 2014 86