Graphical Web 2016
A couple of weeks ago I attended the Graphical Web 2016, a festival of graphics, data and general geekery hosted…
Read moreThe ONS Design Community of Practice
The following blog post is written by Rhodri Griffith, Creative Design Lead. Do it like a designer Late last year…
Read moreShould tables be off the table?
We’re in an art gallery…… but there are no paintings on the walls. The paintings are just described to us….
Read moreMarriages – when two become one
We’ve published 2 new pieces on Visual.ONS today that push our beta site into new storytelling and data visualisation territory….
Read moreIn a relationship – it’s complicated
A strategy for choosing the right chart. So far we’ve covered a lot of charting tips about using your axes…
Read moreDoes the axis have to start at zero? (Part 2 – bar charts)
I recently wrote a blog post about axes on line charts starting at non-zero values. However, bar charts are a…
Read moreDoes the axis have to start at zero? (Part 1 – line charts)
At the risk of ruffling a few data vis feathers … no? But there are often occasions when it should….
Read moreUse your y-axis
…to its full potential Last year we launched a data visualisation best practice section on Style.ONS.gov.uk. In an effort to…
Read moreThe big end of year Digital Content wrap up [Part 2]
Welcome back! In part 1 we took a look at Visual.ONS (this year’s biggest highlight for our team) and how it related…
Read moreThe big end of year Digital Content wrap up [Part 1]
It’s been a bit quiet from much of the Digital Content side of Digital Publishing division over the past few…
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