annotation

This is No. 414 of The Process. I’m Nathan Yau, and this week we get into specifics for annotation on line charts to draw attention and communicate patterns more clearly.

Annette Manes, a retired widow and single mother who saved by spending little,…

People need a sense of how distributions work before they can make sense of a histogram. Here’s how I (try to) make these misunderstood charts easier to read.

It’s better to err on the side of obvious than leave things ambiguous.

People’s interpretation of a chart can change if you use differents words to describe it, even if the data stays the same.

Welcome to whose bar chart is it anyway: where the geometries are made…

A quick annotation by Jonnie Hallman on Twitter: “GitHub is really good at…

This week, we talk annotation and how it can make your charts more readable and easier to understand.

Jen Luker noted, “As amazing as @github is, it is a tool designed…

Noah Veltman refined his label placement method, particularly useful for area graphs.

Next iteration of library for annotation. Made me delve into d3.js v4.

There are two main reasons annotation is often a challenge. The first is…

Some say annotation is the most important layer for charts meant for public…

With the availability of weight and food tracking apps these days, there are…

Reddit user superemmjay tracked his weight for 20 months and plotted the measurements.…

Robert Kosara contrasts my version of the pay gap graphic with the NYT…