What is DataVizMyths all about?
There are many rules and guidelines around dataviz. Everyone knows the rule, but not necessarily the origin and the logic behind it. What started out as a guideline becomes a rule that gets blindly followed without understanding why.
Over time, these rules become mantras and doctrine that people follow religiously, and enforce when they see others straying from the path. However as their origins have been lost in the mists of time, often this advice or criticism is un-warranted.
This website aims to explore the myths surrounding dataviz and look for the truth behind them. To show what the rule actually means, when to apply it and when to disregard it.
I want to show that it’s not enough to just know the rule, you have to know the reason why it exists in the first place, know when to bend it and not break it.