The Subtleties of Color A Series by Robert Simmon earthobservatory.nasa.gov The use of color to display data is a solved problem, right? Just pick a palette from a drop-down menu (probably either a grayscale ramp or a rainbow), set start and end points, press “apply,” and you’re done. Although we all know it’s not that simple, that’s often how colors are chosen in the real world. As a result, many visualizations fail to represent the underlying data as well as they could. colorvisualizationdata
Like trying to cure obesity by loosening your belt “Trying to cure traffic congestion by adding more capacity is like trying to cure obesity by loosening your belt.” Andres Duany, Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk & Jeff Speck, Suburban Nation Induced demand transportation