Why We Use Bad Color Maps and What You Can Do About It
Summary
Why rainbow maps persist even among experts, and why making good maps the easy default beats scolding.
A short position paper that shifts the blame from users to tools: people pick what is convenient, so good maps have to be the convenient choice.
- Resource: Why We Use Bad Color Maps and What You Can Do About It
- By: Kenneth Moreland
- Published: 2016
- Kind: writing (article)
- Level: intermediate
- Tags: color-scales, data-viz, perception, scientist, research