ClassSourced: Good Vis Bad Vis

GOOD VIS

  • Easy to understand
  • Clean
  • Interactivity
  • Appropriate use of color/shape/intensity
  • Clarity with simple coherent view
  • Fulfills business requirement
  • Real-time depiction of events
  • Titles, Annotations, short description

BAD VIS

  • Incorrect information
  • Lack of uniformity
  • Wrong scale
  • Lack of context
  • Unfit for the “business” (audience) requirement
  • They’re trying to do too much in terms of design
  • Bad use of color
  • Missing info