Polka Dots Don’t Go with Stripes: Lessons for the Fashion Impaired in Making Graphics

I’ve never been good at matching clothing patterns or colors, and I have learned black goes with everything. While here at the Institute, I am learning that graphics colors are also not to be trifled with willy-nilly! Being purposeful about color and theme enhances your data message and enables a Continue reading Polka Dots Don’t Go with Stripes: Lessons for the Fashion Impaired in Making Graphics

A Guide to Colorblind-Friendly Visualizations

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At the Institute for Advanced Analytics, we spend a lot of time honing our communication skills. This surprised me at first. Coming from a background in statistics, I had always spent more time thinking about the tests I was running or the models I was building than the presentation of Continue reading A Guide to Colorblind-Friendly Visualizations