Charts on the Brain

Charts are great.. when done well

Simple and quick with little learning curve. 

Limited Options

More complicated but still no code required.

Far more options.

Our primary chart tools

How we interpret charts

The good

How we interpret charts

The not so good (but not necessarily bad)

Bar charts for all?

No, but they're still swell

Horizontal v. Vertical

Time Series

Comparing many things

Comparing few things

But don't do this

Oh wait.

Poor R.A Dickey

OMG!

Line Charts

Multiple variables over time

Showing relative change

But don't do this

Don't muddy the waters

Make sure time is uniform

Pie charts are the worst

The worst

Something more complex? 

Subtitle

There are plenty of charts in the sea

Poke around d3js.org

Or come talk to me.

Sequential: High/low, quantitative

Diverging: Contrasts, positive/negative

What about color?

Qualitative: Categories

This:

Looks like This: 

Think about your audience

What about the color blind?

Upwards of 1 in 8 men have red/green color blindness

To them...

Color Brewer: 

Great color picking tool

Sim Daltonism:

Color blindness tester

Check Yo' iFrames

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Questions? 

Never be afraid to reach out for help!