1. A method for creating with a computer quantitative aesthetic graphics from data comprising the steps of: indexing the data to form a data set; converting the data set into a variable data structure, where the variable data structure comprises an index set, a range, and a function; converting the variable data structure into a variable set by using at least one of a blend step, a cross step, and a nest step; mapping the variable set into a set of points; and mapping the set of points into an aesthetic representation.