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I'm not convinced that this has any benefit over just using a circle with 24 hour clock

Well the author says in the conclusion that they don't think that they're particularly readable, but from an artistic point of view they're definitely more interesting.

Even if it isn't a success, I would like to encourage this kind of experimentation with data visualisation.

I agree with Stuk, data visualisation is all about capturing the users attention and interest besides giving out information . Maybe its not apt for a police station soft board but a junior school teacher on the other hand might find it useful

You sound as if "giving out information" is a secondary goal of data visualization, while I would argue that capturing the user's attention and interest are.

Just out of curiosity, what does a circular 24-hour clock look like? Midnight at the top, and noon at the bottom, where 6 o'clock would normally be?

The benefit is in avoiding the confusion that comes from mapping a new concept (a 24-hour clock) onto a very familiar, almost instinctual one (a 12-hour clock).

You guessed right. If I wore jewellery I'd wear 24 hour watches: http://www.xs4all.nl/~andres55/cosmonaute1.htm

most 24-hour clocks and watches have 0 or 24 at the top. i've seen a few with 0 at the southern-most position but they are not very common.

here's my watch:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/symmetricalism/5703135927/

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