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Graphics in Papers: Examples, Hints & Tips: M. R. F. Kidner
Graphics in Papers: Examples, Hints & Tips: M. R. F. Kidner
Graphics in Papers: Examples, Hints & Tips: M. R. F. Kidner
• Common Mistakes:
• Poor quality
• Too small
• Too crowded
• Simply ugly!
Good Figures
• Beautiful
• Convey information
• Be consistent
• Pay attention to line thickness & colour
• Pay attention to font family & size
Consistency
• Make figures that are reproducible via
scripts: eg Matlab scripts, Unix shell scripts,
Apple Scripts
Fino is not.
• Using TeX you can always match your figure font to the text
font.
Original Figure
The default matlab output is not good
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Required Changes
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Thanks C Birzier
Final Figure
What the co-author actually had in mind...
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Figures in Excel
• On a Mac, copy the chart and create a new
pdf file by creating a new file from clipboard
in preview.
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