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| News graphics, technical illustrations, documentation.
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| * Visual Explanations, '''pages 144 - 145'''
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| * Envisioning Information, '''chapter 3'''
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| * The Visual Display of Quantitative Information, '''chapter 2 and 9'''
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| - A ligt transparent color for flow-lines is allowing the underlying type to show through.
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| - Good design has two key elements:
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| # simplicity of design
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| # complexity of data
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| - Attractive displays of statistical information:
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| # Have a properly chosen format and design
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| # use words, numbers, and drawing together
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| # reflect a balance, proportion, a sense of relevant scale
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| # display an accessible complexity of detail
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| # often have a narrative quality, a story to tell about the data
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| # are drawn in a professional manner, with the technical details of production done with care
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| # avoid content-free decoration, including chartjunk
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| * Beautiful Evidence, '''pages 116 - 117'''
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