Callouts & badges in 1890: History · 295
Callouts & badges decides what is being compared in 1890 under “History.” The figure that must stay on the axis is 1890. Drawing it larger does not create a unit. Look first for a cut axis and a missing key. Meta, Google and retail print: one number, one shape, one arrow.
When should I pick Callouts & badges? When the story is: promos, numbered how-tos, comic explanation, UI chips. When should I avoid Callouts & badges? Skip it in cases like: the badge repeats the headline — pick one shout. Yellow Kid balloons (1890s); retail burst stickers from mid-century packaging
a contained label that interrupts the reading order on purpose Yes if one claim is visible at a glance in Meta, Google and retail print; otherwise link to a full figure. Yes for lab reports and poster boards if axes, units and a source line are present. Excel or Google Sheets or PowerPoint; export SVG/PDF.
Do not rely on hue alone. Label directly and check greyscale. Callouts & badges: honour a contained label that interrupts the reading order on purpose, and switch when the badge repeats the headline — pick one shout. The core mark of Callouts & badges is a contained label that interrupts the reading order on purpose.
Read Callouts & badges as 1890, “History,” and 1890. A bar with no unit is not those three.1890
Figures to keep
- Year of the chart
- 1890
- Axis figure
- 1890
- Chart
- Callouts & badges
- How to read it
- History
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