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№ 15 Elevating Table Design: Lessons from the Cato Institute's Data Visualization Guide Cato Institute Jonathan Schwabish, PhD
№ 14 Best Practices for Tooltips in Data Visualizations from Opattern Opattern Design System Jonathan Schwabish, PhD
№ 13 Anatomy of a Good Chart: GitHub's Approach GitHub Primer Data Visualization Patterns Maxene Graze
№ 12 TASO's Evolving Data Visualization Guide: Bridging Reports and Social Media TASO Data Visualization Technical Guide Jonathan Schwabish, PhD
№ 11 Be Real: Why real-life data and visualizations make the best examples Urban Institute Graphics Alan Wilson
№ 10 Label Swatches with Contrasting Text Justice Innovation Lab Amy Cesal
№ 09 Chart Smarter with a Chart Library Justice Innovation Lab Maxene Graze
№ 08 The Rare Exception of Omitting Interactive Chart Guidance in Data Visualization Style Guides Office for National Statistics Data Visualization Guidance Jonathan Schwabish, PhD
№ 07 Provide an On-ramp Apple Human Interface Guidelines: Charts Alan Wilson
№ 06 Chart Smarter with a Chart Library Justice Innovation Lab Maxene Graze
№ 05 Insights on Dashboard Design Baltimore City Data Fellows Jonathan Schwabish, PhD
№ 04 A Clear Approach to Color Combinations Eurostat Graphical Style Guide (2016) Jonathan Schwabish, PhD
№ 03 Consistent Symbol Usage WHO Design System Symbology Maxene Graze
№ 02 Link Templates for Usability Kraft Heinz Amy Cesal
№ 01 Why it's Good to Show Bad Examples Kraft Heinz Alan Wilson

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