10 tricks for perfect chart

10 TRICKS FOR PERFECT CHART

SIMPLE ♦ EYE-CATCHING ♦ SMART

10 TRICKS FOR PERFECT CHART

Sort your data in descending order.

10 TRICKS FOR PERFECT CHART

Colours are difficult to distinguish when objects are very small.

10 TRICKS FOR PERFECT CHART

Do not overcomplicate a pie chart. This is not a comparison chart.

10 TRICKS FOR PERFECT CHART

Choose the best colour for the most important data objects.

10 TRICKS FOR PERFECT CHART

Avoid distracting backgrounds and special efects.

10 TRICKS FOR PERFECT CHART

Always start your charts at zero.

10 TRICKS FOR PERFECT CHART

Give your chart a meaningful title.

10 TRICKS FOR PERFECT CHART

Keep your chart clean and use data labels (remove axis and grid lines).

10 TRICKS FOR PERFECT CHART

Use different colours only when they correspond to differences of meaning in the data.

10 TRICKS FOR PERFECT CHART

Avoid using a combination of red and green in the same display. Some people cannot distinguish

between these colours.

10 TRICKS FOR PERFECT CHART

10 TRICKS FOR PERFECT CHART

by P.S. FRACZAK sources:

http://chandoo.org/wp/2013/08/29/rules-for-making-awesome-column-charts/

http://searchengineland.com/10-tips-to-make-your-excel-charts-sexier-135407

http://www.excelcharts.com/blog/chart-types/

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