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About design principles - Part 1
Introduction to the ten basic slide design principles to ensure that your charts are clear and easy to read incl. practice charts and graphs using think-cell.
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1. Chart format
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2. Color
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3. Text, labels and legends
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4. Readability
- Knowledge check
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Test your knowledge
- About design principles - Part 2
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5. Scales
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6. Data integrity
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7. Chart junk
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8. Data density
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9. Data richness
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10. Attribution
- Wrap-up and completion
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Test your knowledge
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Share your feedback
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Complete course
Becoming visual (I) - About design principles
The basics of effective slide designs
In this module, you will be introduced to the ten basic design principles to ensure that your charts are clear and easy to read.
The ten principles include:
- Chart format
- Color
- Text, labels, and legends
- Readability
- Scales
- Data integrity
- Chart junk
- Data density
- Data richness
- Attribution
Following a primer on the design principles, you will have the opportunity to practice applying the basic design principles for charts and graphs using think-cell. You will work with data to visualize aspects of climate change and its impact on our planet.