Visualizing your data with Surrealist's Graph view

Dave MacLeod's article explores the visual nature of human cognition, tracing the evolution of language from ancient hieroglyphs to modern alphabets and highlighting the enduring power of visualization in data representation. The piece emphasizes the advantages of visual data representation, using Surrealist's Graph view as a tool that provides a top-down visual summary of database connections. Through examples like rock-paper-scissors, company interactions, and geographic maps, MacLeod demonstrates how visual tools can simplify complex data relationships and enhance understanding. The article also showcases how SurrealDB's graph visualization can represent intricate systems such as company hierarchies, European political alliances, and even complex networks like those formed through person-to-person interactions, underscoring the tool's potential for both practical applications and creative experimentation.