Here’s an old joke:
Q: Why do dogs lick their balls?
A: Because they can.
Canine behavior aside, the fact that you can do something doesn’t mean that you should to it. I already wrote about one such example, when I compared between chart legends to muttonchops.
Citing myself:
Chart legends are like Muttonchops — the fact that you can have them doesn’t mean you should.
When reviewing my notes, I realized that I have more bad data visualization examples that share a common problem: effortless addition of elements or features.
Stay tuned and check the because-you-can tag.
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