Found a really interesting survey, went to look at the results and the charts were physically painful to look at. So many #dataviz violations 😩 Here are some things I noted that should’ve been avoided:

A thread 🧵 (1/16) 1. PIE CHARTS - Unlike most data viz experts, I don’t completely *hate* pie charts. However, I think they should be used very sparingly and only when 2-3 categories are being represented.

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Sick and tired of the default R fonts? Here’s a comprehensive guide to using different fonts in ggplot2!

🧵 THREAD [1/15] STEP 1: Find a font. There are many places to find fonts such as fontspace.com and fonts.google.com (which is what I use). Regardless of where you get your font, make sure you download it as a TrueType Font (.ttf) file!

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Having trouble picking a color palette for your #Rstats visualization? Well here's a MEGA thread about all the ways you can choose a palette! 🧵[1/22] We'll start off with the classics. First, you can use the palettes that are already a part of R's base code (keep in mind that these palettes were not necessarily designed to be colorblind-friendly)

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