Abstract: Graphs, charts, and other visualizations of data rely on color both to convey key aspects of the underlying data and to attract and engage viewers. Getting both the accuracy and aesthetics ...

Colors are an effective medium for communicating meaning. Some have certain implicit psychological associations. Red, for example, is often associated with power, love, and anger. Blue might convey ...

The social geolocation service Foursquare created this data visualization of a week's worth of check-ins around the world. They color-code different categories of locations, like nightlife and ...

a very important and difficult task in web design and graphic design, but even non-designers may need to choose colors when creating graphs, etc. Lisa Charlotte Rost, a visual communication specialist ...

Data visualisation is a cornerstone of modern scientific communication, and colour theory provides a structured framework for translating complex datasets into intuitive visual representations. By ...