Welcome to Data meets Design! #
This website focuses on the applications of graphic design to data visualizations.
The purpose of design in data visualizations #
Before considering any of the design elements below, it is useful to consider the answer to a few questions, which guide the use of those tools:
- what is the purpose of design?
- what is the point of a data visualization? What are we even designing for? (forthcoming!)
General Design #
Over-arching guidelines for good design.
Plot elements #
Ideas for specific aspects present in data visualization.
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Annotations -
Aspect ratio -
Axes -
Composition -
Grid lines -
Labels -
Lines -
Markers -
Ordering -
Small multiples -
Ticks and tick marks -
Titles
Plots by purpose #
Consideration for specific plots, grouped by what they show.
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Correlation -
Deviation -
Error -
Flow -
Magnitude and ranking -
Models and trends -
Part to whole -
Spatial
Additional Resources #
Here are some other resources that I have found helpful in my journey.