Corporate Design Flashcards

Typography, font, spacing for plots, products, marketing, etc…

1
Q

Which graphs can you choose for each of the following?

  1. deviation
  2. correlation
  3. ranking
  4. distribution
  5. evolution
  6. part to whole
  7. magnitude
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  1. deviation: (a) change from baseline, (b) waterfall
  2. correlation: (a) scatter plot, (b) heat map
  3. ranking: (a) horizontal bar chart, (b) dot plot
  4. distribution: (a) boxplot, (b) histogram
  5. evolution: (a) kaplan meler, (b) line plot
  6. part to whole: (a) stacked barchart, (b) tree map
  7. magnitude: (a) verticle bar chart, (b) forest plot
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2
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which is right graph for plotting: deviation?

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3
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which is right graph for plotting: correlation?

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which is right graph for plotting: ranking?

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which is right graph for plotting: distribution?

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which is right graph for plotting: evolution?

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7
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which is right graph for plotting: part-to-whole?

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which is right graph for plotting: magnitude?

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9
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where to place labels?

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try next to data before attenpting legend

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10
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how to compare elements?

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group on the same plot

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11
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how to order?

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rank or alphabetize

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12
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how to compare 1-d judgements?

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common vertical scale

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13
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how to plot means?

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mean difference (not two means)

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14
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reference lines

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user them as anchors

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15
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differentiating between categories of same variable

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do not use different colors

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16
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how to compare polar opposites?

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red for positive, blue for negative

17
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how to emphasize details (like baseline)?

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color: alpha (bold) or contrasting colors

18
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how to emphasize data?

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lighten the ink (soften gridelines with light color)

19
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how to reduce plot clutter?

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  • remove background noise and excessive colors
  • use dots over a bar
  • repeat same plot excentuating only one plot at a time (only applies for undistinguishable lines - i.e. too dense)
20
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plotting cause vs. effect

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cause on the x-axis and effect on the y-axis

21
Q

slope

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use 45 degree angle to avoid over-interpretation of slope

22
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log-normally distributed variables (e.g. AUC)

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do NOT plot on linear scale

23
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space for plots

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use space to denote scalar distance

(for instance spread out non-linear weighting times non-linearly)

24
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storytelling using plots

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plot inferences to support stories

25
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plotting elements

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  1. titles
  2. annotations
  3. labels
  4. shapes
  5. colors
  6. textures
26
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long titles on plots

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break them into two lines

27
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font for plots

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  • use easiest to read (sans serif)
  • only use bold or italics to REALLY emphasize (do not use on everything)
  • use font size for heirarchy (e.g. titles 2pt larger than rest)
28
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annotations on plots

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  • provide to support message
  • label axes with clear measurement units
29
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text visibility

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favor dark on light with enough contrast to be visible

30
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angled text on plots

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do NOT do it, try transposing graph

31
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color

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  • emotion, importance
  • active vs passive: orange, red vs. blue, purple
  • types: primary to analogous
  • relationships: monochromatic to triad
32
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contrast

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33
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repetition

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  • repeat patters to esablish style
  • be consistent with similar elements
34
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tools of design

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  1. color: alpha, hue
  2. alignment: space, proximity,
  3. lines: straight, curve, squiggly
  4. texture: concrete
  5. shapes: geometric (square), natural (leaf), abstracted (icons)
35
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importance/emphasize

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  • size: dimensions, …
  • color: hue (red), tone (alpha)
  • font: pixel, bold, underline, capitalize
  • alignment: e.g. - front and center, …
36
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visualize value

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  • alpha (tone)
37
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create a pattern

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  • color: color, alpha
  • shapes: lines
  • repetition:
38
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create depth

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  • color: alpha, hue
39
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connect content

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  • lines:
  • poximity:
    • close things connected,
    • distant things give eyes space
    • alignment