Effective Explanatory Visual Recap

What have you learned so far?

At this point, you have all you need to make effective explanatory visuals. Simplicity is the key to displaying your message to any audience. You know

• The types of plots you can build with different variables.
• The difference between exploratory and explanatory visuals.
• Important visual components like position, size, color, and length.
• The importance of design integrity, and how to assure your visuals maintain integrity.
• The importance of removing chart junk.

In the upcoming concepts before the end of this lesson, you will learn about some additional effects that you can add to your visualizations. Use these when necessary, but don't overdo it.