So much more than pretty graphs: The value of creating and implementing a dataviz design system in R

NHS-R 2023 Conference | Online talk

In this talk, I unpack the process of building the dataviz design system for the Ophelia research study. I cover key questions I needed to ask the lead researcher, colour inspiration, creating colour and ggplot theme functions with added flexibility, all with accessibility and functionality in mind. I also discuss additional components built since the package was initially launched, including an interactive table function and a tooltip styling css string for interactive plots.

The full package documentation can be found here

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Additional resources

• Creating and checking palettes from anchor colours: www.vis4.net/palettes
• Checking text-to-background contrast: colourcontrast.cc
• Picking fonts: pimpmytype.com/font-matrix/
• Debugging fonts: yjunechoe.github.io/posts/2021-06-24-setting-up-and-debugging-custom-fonts/
• Building R packages: Shannon Pileggi - Your first R package in 1 hour

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For attribution, please cite this work as:

Thompson, Cara. 2023. “So Much More Than Pretty Graphs: The Value of Creating and Implementing a Dataviz Design System in R.” October 11, 2023. https://www.cararthompson.com/talks/nhsr2023-dataviz-design-system.