The Graph Makeover Contest makes it clear that there are multiple ways to plot a data set with no one way being best. This post shows alternatives to a pair of donut charts.
The Graph Makeover Contest makes it clear that there are multiple ways to plot a data set with no one way being best. This post shows alternatives to a pair of donut charts.
The Graph Makeover Contest makes it clear that there are multiple ways to plot a data set with no one way being best. This post shows alternatives to a pair of donut charts.
In this post I am going to present a graph and a table and ask you, the reader, to present the alternatives. You can makeover just one or both. It’s up to you.
This post presents two opposing views on the usefulness of pictograms and asks you to comment with your opinion.
Good Magazine along with Other Means published an interactive graphic discussing if America can be energy independent. A static view of it appears in Figure 1. Immediately you’ll notice that the labels for “Natural Gas,” “Nuclear,” and “Renewable” extend beyond the heights of the bars. Not only is this design unattractive, but it interferes with [...]
Red and green do cause problems for those with some forms of color vision deficiencies, especially if they have similar levels of lightness and saturation. We see that orange and green are also difficult to distinguish for those with color vision deficiencies. Other combinations may cause problems as well. I recommend using a color vision simulator to make sure that figures are accessible to as large an audience as possible.
When drawing charts and graphs it is important that the individual charts be clear, concise, and easy to understand. In addition, we must consider consistency in groups of charts to make sure that we do not confuse or mislead the reader.
