@@ruyfernandez I'm not really sure. I know that Inkscape can open AI files but the importing process might mess a few things up. I'd say give it a try and report back.
It's not unlisted. If you view an unlisted video you'll see a little "link" icon near the title. 🔗 Based on the comments being as much as 7 days old, it looks like this _was_ uploaded as unlisted, 7 days ago. But was made public 12 hours ago, as I write this. No idea why.
@UsefulCharts, as a retired 63-year-old CT government employee and history fan since reading my first Encyclopedia Tematica (by themes) Salvat (Spain's) the 1960s, thanks for all the years I've enjoyed with your content and introducing us to your other colleagues and to the Useful Charts Reddit forum. Every day I find something new to learn about and you motivate me research it from the names to the places. The Bagration video made my head spin when realizing they are the oldest family line and possibly related to every major royal in antiquity. People that don't know what to do when retired just one word, keep on learning to keep that brain engine sharp!
matt, have you considered doing political party histories? no people in political dynasties, but for instance: how the english parliament was a singular body, and then drifted into tories and whigs, the advent of lib dems, labour etc? i'd certainly be interested!
I think it would be great to hear the timeline of modern political parties and ideologies. From the left right division of the French revolution, to the ideas of socialism, and later Marxism, communism, etc. People nowadays think these categories are universal and are the only way to classify politics, even tho they have specific historic roots and are just as much a product of history and culture (mostly western) than any other social phenomenon, like religion.
Hey Matt! I ordered your British monarchy timeline book. It has arrived at my house just today! It's literally amazing! Such concise text and clear & beautiful images! Would recommend it to all people interested in the British monarchy!!❤😊
As an English teacher, that is more and more a part of our curriculum. Analyzing how information is presented is just as important to reading and writing in a digital world and analyzing the words themselves. Any video I can recommend to students, especially when it comes from a good channel that can doubly grab some kids’ interest by mentioning that this is useful for an interest in royalty or history, is welcomed into my resource list. Thank you!
Thank you so much for this video! I’m a graphic designer and have always wondered your workflow and which software you use etc. I own I think 5 of your charts and am obsessed with them. Have you ever considered creating a different style of chart with a bit less emphasis on clarity and more on aesthetics? To blend in better on your living-room wall, for instance? Maybe a sub-brand “Slightly Less Useful Charts” lol. With maybe a limited colour palette and fewer labels and images? I’m thinking of the Tree of Life chart as an example, that almost looks like art already. Just a thought! I love them either way but it could maybe open up a new revenue stream.
I'm thinking about making your style of charts for my D&D world as a sort of handout for players. The only catch is that I plan on drawing them by hand on paper. Do you got any tips for me?
Is it possible to partly automate that design, so that you wouldn't need to carefully copy and paste all elements for them to be the same, but having these elements as templates you can easily have access to?
Yes but as soon as you start automating things, The design usually doesn't look as good as the computer makes decisions based on algorithms, not beauty. It is very difficult for an algorithm to understand beauty.
@@UsefulCharts I understand that, but I also believe that algorithms and scripts are much more practical for people who might want to create charts like yours and who aren't already very good at the program and don't have enormous free time. It seems to me that there's a lot of templates and stuff in computers that could always be automated and made into easily usable templates but aren't.
Thats great! Is this design style copyright-free? Can anyone, for example, create their own chart using this design and use them to monetize tehir charts?
Like I said, so long as one doesn't use my logo or the maroon border, it's fair game. However, if a person plans on starting a business and monetizing their charts, I'd highly recommend tweaking the style even more so that the new charts will be unique.
Have you thought about trademarking your logo's and other information? That way at least you have some lprotections against others who try to steal your original works.Creative content license only works if others honor it; I'm not a lawyer, but I would think you would have more legal protection.
Download the Style Guide files:
cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1835/6621/files/usefulcharts-style-pack.zip?v=1714072863
I use Inkscape. Are your templates compatible with that software?
@@ruyfernandez I'm not really sure. I know that Inkscape can open AI files but the importing process might mess a few things up. I'd say give it a try and report back.
@@UsefulChartswhy is YT shadow banning this video in my subscription feed yet suggesting it to me in my non-subscription feed?
I'm on a mac computer.
Might be unlisted, but it still showed up on the front page of my UA-cam
Same here.
same
UA-cam is subtly telling you that you are addicted to charts and the nice voice of Matt
It's not unlisted. If you view an unlisted video you'll see a little "link" icon near the title. 🔗
Based on the comments being as much as 7 days old, it looks like this _was_ uploaded as unlisted, 7 days ago. But was made public 12 hours ago, as I write this. No idea why.
Should've made it uncharted too
@UsefulCharts, as a retired 63-year-old CT government employee and history fan since reading my first Encyclopedia Tematica (by themes) Salvat (Spain's) the 1960s, thanks for all the years I've enjoyed with your content and introducing us to your other colleagues and to the Useful Charts Reddit forum. Every day I find something new to learn about and you motivate me research it from the names to the places. The Bagration video made my head spin when realizing they are the oldest family line and possibly related to every major royal in antiquity. People that don't know what to do when retired just one word, keep on learning to keep that brain engine sharp!
matt, have you considered doing political party histories? no people in political dynasties, but for instance: how the english parliament was a singular body, and then drifted into tories and whigs, the advent of lib dems, labour etc? i'd certainly be interested!
This would be awesome, maybe even branch it out to modern day politics in the US and english speaking commonwealth nations.
I have been working on a chart like this.
A tip is that the chart would mainly start from the factions of the English Civil Wars.
Never thought of that, but political party composition of countries is something I'd be interested in too
I think it would be great to hear the timeline of modern political parties and ideologies. From the left right division of the French revolution, to the ideas of socialism, and later Marxism, communism, etc. People nowadays think these categories are universal and are the only way to classify politics, even tho they have specific historic roots and are just as much a product of history and culture (mostly western) than any other social phenomenon, like religion.
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As a colorblind person myself, thank you so much for considering us :)
I say keep it as a listed video. That's how I found it.
That Syawish sounds like a really smart cookie, the way you do it is wrong!
Zoomer!
Hey Matt!
I ordered your British monarchy timeline book. It has arrived at my house just today! It's literally amazing! Such concise text and clear & beautiful images!
Would recommend it to all people interested in the British monarchy!!❤😊
30,000 members! You're bigger than Scientology now.
I just watched the old one like three days ago because I wanted to make one for my fictional royal dynasty
great video!
thanks matt
Yes, I love this! Style guides are so interesting!
As an English teacher, that is more and more a part of our curriculum. Analyzing how information is presented is just as important to reading and writing in a digital world and analyzing the words themselves. Any video I can recommend to students, especially when it comes from a good channel that can doubly grab some kids’ interest by mentioning that this is useful for an interest in royalty or history, is welcomed into my resource list. Thank you!
Thank you so much for this video! I’m a graphic designer and have always wondered your workflow and which software you use etc. I own I think 5 of your charts and am obsessed with them.
Have you ever considered creating a different style of chart with a bit less emphasis on clarity and more on aesthetics? To blend in better on your living-room wall, for instance? Maybe a sub-brand “Slightly Less Useful Charts” lol. With maybe a limited colour palette and fewer labels and images? I’m thinking of the Tree of Life chart as an example, that almost looks like art already.
Just a thought! I love them either way but it could maybe open up a new revenue stream.
Where is the link to the libre office version?
Goats
well done
I'm thinking about making your style of charts for my D&D world as a sort of handout for players. The only catch is that I plan on drawing them by hand on paper. Do you got any tips for me?
Is it possible to partly automate that design, so that you wouldn't need to carefully copy and paste all elements for them to be the same, but having these elements as templates you can easily have access to?
Yes but as soon as you start automating things, The design usually doesn't look as good as the computer makes decisions based on algorithms, not beauty. It is very difficult for an algorithm to understand beauty.
@@UsefulCharts I understand that, but I also believe that algorithms and scripts are much more practical for people who might want to create charts like yours and who aren't already very good at the program and don't have enormous free time. It seems to me that there's a lot of templates and stuff in computers that could always be automated and made into easily usable templates but aren't.
Did you just monetize a color?
jk you're doing a great job :)
Pls do the history of the Iberic Peninsula or the history of South America
We need the George bush family tree
Thats great! Is this design style copyright-free? Can anyone, for example, create their own chart using this design and use them to monetize tehir charts?
Like I said, so long as one doesn't use my logo or the maroon border, it's fair game. However, if a person plans on starting a business and monetizing their charts, I'd highly recommend tweaking the style even more so that the new charts will be unique.
@@UsefulCharts thanks
How you create the animation please make video
It’s listed
hey!
I am related to the British royal family and I am related to all of the American president too now Matt and now you know Matt
Have you thought about trademarking your logo's and other information? That way at least you have some lprotections against others who try to steal your original works.Creative content license only works if others honor it; I'm not a lawyer, but I would think you would have more legal protection.
Yes, UsefulCharts is indeed trademarked and all my charts are copyrighted. My recommendation to use creative commons is for the fan-made charts only.
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