When it Comes to Dataviz, Color is Complicated: Part 2 Tim Brock / Mon, May 2, 2016 This is Part 2 (in a series of 2) on why color is a complex and confusing topic. In Part 1 I looked at cases where colors might not be interpreted as expected. Here I'll cover the difficulties of picking...
When it Comes to Dataviz, Color is Complicated: Part 1 Tim Brock / Wed, Apr 27, 2016 In all the articles I've written here I've covered a fairly broad range of topics related to data visualization: the use of tick marks and labels , data density , the problems with dual-axis charts and...
Some Thoughts on Data Density Tim Brock / Mon, Sep 7, 2015 Back in February I wrote about 7 Do's and Don'ts of DataViz . My first "don't" was "Don’t use a chart when a sentence will do" with the accompanying bar chart: As noted in that article, the bar chart...