信息图模块把值编码为尺寸与顺序给重要性排序的模块矩形。伊索类型（诺伊拉特，1920–30 年代）加上战后杂志网格。
工作报告、广告与作业中适合仪表盘、海报、单页、展板。若瓷片掩盖数字不可比时，换一种形式。
Parts
- 标记 — The core mark of 信息图模块 is 尺寸与顺序给重要性排序的模块矩形.
- 尺度 — The scale must show zero (or a declared break) and units.
- 轴 — Axis titles name the variable, not a mood.
- 图例 — A legend is weaker than a direct label. Write beside the mark when you can.
- 标签 — Numbers are optional. If comparison is the job, label the ends only.
- 网格 — Keep the grid faint. Data should own the ink.
- 注释 — One annotation sentence. Date the source.
- 外框 — A thin frame. Never a 3-D box.
Variants
- 数据瓷片 — Variant 1 of 信息图模块. Same encoding, different layout.
- 杂志网格 — Variant 2 of 信息图模块. Same encoding, different layout.
- 指标卡片 — Variant 3 of 信息图模块. Same encoding, different layout.
- 信息图模块 4 — Variant 4 of 信息图模块. Same encoding, different layout.
Labels
- 轴 — On 信息图模块, make Mark readable.
- 图例 — On 信息图模块, make Scale readable.
- 标签 — On 信息图模块, make Axis readable.
- 网格 — On 信息图模块, make Legend readable.
- 注释 — On 信息图模块, make Label readable.
信息图模块: honour 尺寸与顺序给重要性排序的模块矩形, and switch when 瓷片掩盖数字不可比时.