Graph Options financial times visual vocabulary - PeppermintT/DataVisualisation GitHub Wiki

• What statistical relationships are there in the data?
• What do we want to convey?

The financial times visual vocabulary sets out nine common types of statistical relationship: Deviation, Correlation, Change v Time, Ranking, Dbn, Part to Whole, Magnitude, Spatial, Flow.

https://ft-interactive.github.io/visual-vocabulary/

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Serif fonts are characterised by the flared extensions, or strokes, on the tips of such letters as f, l, and i. Sans-serif fonts have plain endings, and appear blockier than serif fonts. They do not have the flared extensions or strokes. Always use sans-serif fonts, such as Arial, Tahoma, Verdana or Calibri, when creating data visualisations.

Try to use the same accessible font for all your data visualisations. Ideally, the font style and size in your graphs should be the same as the one you use for other text. We recommend a minimum font size of 12 pt.