Tag: colors

Colors represent different things, in different cultures

Choosing great colors for a graph is sometimes the most difficult part. And here is yet another thing you need to worry about … sometimes colors represent different things in different cultures! In this blog post, I improve a graphic to help you get …

Can you name all the SAS colors?

Anybody can come up with a list of simple colors, such as red, green, and blue. If you’re a bit more color savvy, you might even throw in indigo, magenta, and fuchsia. But what about more obscure names such as cornsilk, mistyrose, and midnightblue? This blog post will help you […]

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Example 9.16: Small multiples

Small multiples are one of the great ideas of graphics visionary Edward Tufte (e.g., in Envisioning Information). Briefly, the idea is that if many variations on a theme are presented, differences quickly become apparent. Today we offer general guida…

Example 9.16: Small multiples

Small multiples are one of the great ideas of graphics visionary Edward Tufte (e.g., in Envisioning Information). Briefly, the idea is that if many variations on a theme are presented, differences quickly become apparent. Today we offer general guida…