CP038: Data to Ink Ratio – What is it, How to optimize it, Techniques & Discussion

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In the 38th session of Chandoo.org podcast, Let’s optimize data to ink ratio of your charts.

Data to Ink ratio - What is it, how to optimize it, techniques and discussion - Chandoo.org Podcast - CP038

What is in this session?

In this podcast,

  • Announcements
  • What is Data to Ink Ratio?
  • Obvious ways to optimize Data to Ink Ratio
  • More ways to optimize Data to Ink ratio
  • Highlighting what is important
  • Conclusions

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Links & Resources mentioned in this podcast

Recommended Books for creating better charts:

Optimizing data to ink ratio – Charting case studies

Techniques for highlighting what is important

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Transcript of this session:

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How do you optimize Data to Ink Ratio?

What about you? Do you worry about data to ink ratio when making charts? How do you optimize it? Do you have a process for it? Please share your tips by posting a comment.

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