Graphical Excellence criteria - from Edward
Tufte: The Visual Display of Information
good graphics .....
- show the data
- induce the viewer to think about the substance
rather than about methodology, graphic design, the technology of
production or something else.
- avoid distorting what the data have to
say
- present many numbers in a small
space
- make large data sets coherent and
understandable
- encourage the eye to compare different pieces
of data
- serve a clear purpose