Thread by @babuyagu

I would also add... the point of the chart is to convey information as quickly and easily as possible. So the more work someone has to put into understanding it - the worse the chart is.

It is read once you have approximately 6 seconds for someone to look at a data viz and buy

https://twitter.com/AndyForrester1/status/1479398421966782468

into it before you lose them. So if you are making hugely elaborate and complex charts - are you just wanting to show off what you can do or do you want the viewer to actually buy into it?

Which is why in an article I tend to have lots of visuals and the first one is always

something very informative and easy - like a basic bar chart. Something everyone can look at and get out of it what I need them to.

Then you can gradually upgrade the complexity.

So if I am looking at a goalscorer I will tend to start with something like this. It is just fun and easy to use. There is a tonne of information in there but it is all labelled to make it easy to read.

Then people are invested in reading the next viz.

*Apologies for all the typos, I just woke up! :D