Choose a chart by the question it answers, pair it with exact data, and make uncertainty, accessibility, and scope part of the design.
Line charts are useful for value and balance history. Ranked bars are stronger for precise allocation comparisons. Flow bridges explain how deposits, withdrawals, fees, income, and market movement connect two portfolio values. Network diagrams reveal dependencies but need tables and text alternatives for exact reading.
Wallet visualizations should include a visible title, time range, units, data-freshness note, and a concise narrative summary. Important charts need companion tables. Color should reinforce rather than carry meaning alone, and animation should respect reduced-motion settings.
Each layer answers a different question. The summary remains useful because the supporting evidence is still available.
Use lines or steps for balance, value, debt, and contribution history, with visible gaps and event annotations.
Use ranked bars or labeled shares to compare assets, protocols, issuers, chains, and liquidity groups.
Explain opening value, external flow, market effect, income, fees, and closing value without hiding residuals.
Pair graphics with structured exact values, status fields, captions, and keyboard-accessible controls.
Definitions are descriptive, not promises of completeness. Protocol and network implementations can differ.
A time series that changes at discrete events, suitable for balances and confirmed UTXOs.
A waterfall-style explanation of the components connecting an opening and closing value.
Repeated compact charts using consistent scales to compare assets, chains, or accounts.
A network view connecting positions to protocols, contracts, issuers, or bridges.
A summary and data representation communicating the chart’s essential information without the graphic.
Text, patterns, line styles, or status columns showing estimates, stale data, and missing coverage.
A pie or donut can show a simple overview, but a ranked bar chart and table are usually better for exact comparisons and small positions.
Break the series, mark the interval, and explain the gap in text and the companion table. Do not silently interpolate.
Only when motion clarifies a transition. Continuous or decorative animation can distract and should respect reduced-motion preferences.
Long-form articles expand the data model, chart choices, and limitations for this topic.
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