Design and themes
module 7
week 11
design
fonts
grid lines
legends
themes
Adjust overall plot design with themes
Data visualization design principles provide guidances for how to make informative plots. We can implement these design principles with ggplot2 themes.
Learning objectives
- Learn design principles of graphical excellence and graphical integrity
- Maximize data-ink ratio and minimize chartjunk
- Use themes to customize plot area, grid lines, legends, and fonts
Pre-meeting
To prepare for this class meeting, please do the following:
Class meeting
Homework after the class meeting
Wrap up this lesson
- Complete the exercises
For next class meeting
- Read FDV 4, 19, Cookbook for R