Demystifying Tufte's data-ink ratio

(tuftesrazor.scienceux.org)

20 points | by s4074433 2 days ago ago

4 comments

  • jameshart an hour 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 3 hours ago

    That’s interesting. However, with charts, reducing the amount of ink can sometimes compromise readability.

  • nayuki 4 hours ago

    It makes me think of https://xkcd.com/688/