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boards and science figures. Skip it in cases like: a poster that must shout from three metres — ads may keep s In reports, ads and assignments it fits auditing slides, dashboards and science figures. Skip it when a poster Clip Data-ink from a paper and keep the axis sentence, not the colour. Year , line “Legend,” figure 1983. Colour alone does not carry size. Motion only as emphasis. Honour prefers-reduced-motion.
In reports, ads and assignments it fits auditing slides, dashboards and science figures. Skip it when a poster that must shout from three metres — ads may keep some junk on purpose. This page gathers anatomy, fit, craft, failure modes and work / ads / school recipes for Data-ink.
When the story is: auditing slides, dashboards and science figures. Skip it in cases like: a poster that must shout from three metres — ads may keep some junk on purpose. Edward Tufte, The Visual Display of Quantitative Information, 1983 the share of ink that represents data versus decoration
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.
Keep axis, unit, and year. If “Legend” is the axis, the figure is 1983 and the year is .1983
Figures to keep
- Year of the chart
- 1983
- Axis figure
- 1983
- Chart
- Data-ink
- How to read it
- Legend