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99% of the time it is design, 1% it is art. The goal is always to convey information in a digestible way without being misleading. An example of it being art is
by internet101010 2y ago
99% of the time it is design, 1% it is art. The goal is always to convey information in a digestible way without being misleading. An example of it being art is that video that illustrates death counts in WWII.
The Wall Street Journal Guide to Information Graphics should be a required for reading for anyone working with numbers.
tldr: only use color when necessary, avoid bold typefaces, keep scales consistent across charts unless there is a specific need to do otherwise.
- shriracha 2y agoA few thoughts there: 1. I generally agree with you on that goal, but there are a TON of ways to convey information in a digestible way without being misleading. Even if you follow good practices. 2. "Convey" is doing a lot of heavy lifting there. What are you conveying? One number? Many numbers? A specific story? As much data as possible to let the viewer find a trend themselves? Are the numbers important or the general direction of the data? Picking an answer and making the visual serve that goal is an art IMO.