Data-to-chart decision in : Craft

When should I pick Data-to-chart decision? When the story is: first 60 seconds of any report, ad claim or assignment figure. When should I avoid Data-to-chart decision? Skip it in cases like: picking a chart because it looks fancy in the template gallery. Bertin semiology; modern chooser guides and grammar-of-graphics tools

task type mapped to mark and channel (length, position, angle, color) 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. Data-to-chart decision: honour task type mapped to mark and channel (length, position, angle, color), and switch when picking a chart because it looks fancy in the template gallery. The core mark of Data-to-chart decision is task type mapped to mark and channel (length, position, angle, color).