Vega-Lite grammar in : History
Clip Vega-Lite grammar from a paper and keep the axis sentence, not the colour. Year , line “History,” figure 2016. Colour alone does not carry size. When should I avoid Vega-Lite grammar?
In reports, ads and assignments it fits reproducible analysis figures, teaching encodings, notebooks. Skip it when you only need one disposable bar for a meeting invite. This page gathers anatomy, fit, craft, failure modes and work / ads / school recipes for Vega-Lite grammar. When should I pick Vega-Lite grammar?
When the story is: reproducible analysis figures, teaching encodings, notebooks. Skip it in cases like: you only need one disposable bar for a meeting invite. Vega-Lite from the University of Washington Interactive Data Lab unit specifications of mark + encoding channels 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. Vega-Lite grammar: honour unit specifications of mark + encoding channels, and switch when you only need one disposable bar for a meeting invite.
Keep axis, unit, and year. If “History” is the axis, the figure is 2016 and the year is .2016
Figures to keep
- Year of the chart
- 2016
- Axis figure
- 2016
- Chart
- Vega-Lite grammar
- How to read it
- History