Google on Design of Data Viz

Useful view.  Its good to set up a standard and teach that within an enterprise.   Consider also its application to mobile devices.

Six Principles for Designing Any Chart
An introduction to Google’s new data visualization guidelines   By Manuel Lima from Medium

In August 2017, a group of passionate designers, researchers, and engineers at Google came together to create a comprehensive set of data visualization guidelines — covering everything from color, shape, typography, iconography, interaction, and motion. The success of this collaboration sparked the formation of Google’s first fully dedicated Data Visualization team, which kicked off in May 2018.

Over the last year, we’ve continued to work on understanding the needs, requirements, and desires shaping how people visualize and interact with information. Now, we want to share our insights with creators everywhere. We’ve launched detailed public guidelines for creating your own data visualizations, and distilled our top principles and considerations. Below, six strategies for designing any chart.  ..... "