When to use

At a glance

ComfortableCompact

Darker cells mean a higher score for this topic on that metric.

Clarity96

Persuasion44

Density38

Craft cost58

School fit80

Work fit91

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Accessible viz encodes values as redundant channels: position, pattern, label, not hue alone. Ishihara plates 1917; WCAG 2 contrast; Okabe–Ito palettes for deuteranopia.

In reports, ads and assignments it fits public dashboards, exams, print in grey, legal slides. Skip it when relying on red/green alone to mean bad/good.

Use when

• Use when 1 — Use Accessible viz when the story is public dashboards, exams, print in grey, legal slides.
• Use when 2 — Build the first draft in Excel or Google Sheets, then restyle — do not screenshot.
• Use when 3 — In PowerPoint, one Accessible viz per slide, claim in the title.
• Use when 4 — For lab reports and poster boards, this form works when the question is comparison or process.
• Use when 5 — In Meta, Google and retail print, keep one number visible at thumbnail size.

Avoid when

• Avoid when 1 — Skip Accessible viz in cases like: relying on red/green alone to mean bad/good.
• Avoid when 2 — 3-D, dual axes, rainbow scales
• Avoid when 3 — Undated numbers, undated time series
• Avoid when 4 — Four charts on one slide

Audiences

• Work — PowerPoint
• Ads — Meta, Google and retail print
• School — lab reports and poster boards

Accessible viz: honour redundant channels: position, pattern, label, not hue alone, and switch when relying on red/green alone to mean bad/good.

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