Table of contents

1. Line styles
2. Keep it simple (KISS)
3. Charts, tables and colours
4. Chart size
5. Diagrams
6. Introduction
7. Number of lines per chart
8. Introduction to colour
9. Choosing the correct chart
10. Axis labels and tick marks
11. Choice of data
12. Location of y-axis
13. Data order in tables
14. Identifying user needs
15. Legends or keys
16. Using colour in bar charts
17. Gridlines and unit intervals
18. Design principles for diagrams
19. Hierarchy and grouping
20. Comparing data sets – shared horizons
21. Long category names
22. Using colour in line charts
23. Using colour in pie charts
24. Gaps between bars
25. Column spacing
26. Process for publishing diagrams
27. Comparisons of magnitude (size)
28. Subcategories
29. Using colour to connect information
30. Borders and backgrounds
31. Time series
32. Fonts
33. Chart titles
34. 3D and other chart effects
35. Bar charts for time series
36. Bold text in tables
37. Choosing the right colours
38. Chart labels
39. Line charts for time series
40. Labelling values in a chart
41. Tools
42. Number alignment
43. Number rounding
44. Colour association
45. Dot plot with line for time series
46. Annotation and footnotes
47. Branding with colour
48. Multiple time series
49. Effective rounding
50. Totals
51. Accessibility and colours
52. Small changes over time, not starting the y-axis at zero
53. Colour combinations
54. Measures
55. Ranking
56. Shading, gridlines and other lines
57. Part-to-whole
58. Using red and green
59. Units
60. Deviation
61. Further information about colour theory
62. Distribution
63. Titles and subtitles
64. Annotations
65. Correlation
66. Source