Demystifying Tufte's data-ink ratio

(tuftesrazor.scienceux.org)

17 points | by s4074433 2 days ago

3 comments

  • jameshart 53 minutes ago
    Viewing in dark mode, so most of the ‘ink’ is used to render the empty background. Every suggested change here decreases the ink/data ratio.
  • Transformanshen 2 hours ago
    That’s interesting. However, with charts, reducing the amount of ink can sometimes compromise readability.
  • nayuki 3 hours ago
    It makes me think of https://xkcd.com/688/