Prepare
Due: March 20, 2026
prepare
Learning objectives
- Identify how color can be effectively used in data visualizations
- Distinguish types of color scales and their appropriate use cases
- Generate color scales using the {colorspace} package
- Implement optimal color palettes
Preparations
📖 Read
- fdv - chapter 4 + chapter 19
📖 (Optional) Read
- How to create an organizational color palette
- Any blog posts by Lisa Charlotte Muth - excellent series of posts on using color in data visualization. None of the posts have direct examples in R but provide a detailed overview of considerations in selecting color palettes.