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Tuesday, February 19, 2013

Members Only: Using Transparency in R to Improve Clarity

Members Only: Using Transparency in R to Improve Clarity

Feb 19, 2013 08:53 am

When you plot a lot of data at once, points and lines can obscure others and hide patterns. Transparency can help reveal what is really there.

Using transparency

Loving beautiful things

Feb 18, 2013 09:22 am

Lance Hosey, for The New York Times, on design, beauty, and functionality.

We think of great design as art, not science, a mysterious gift from the gods, not something that results just from diligent and informed study. But if every designer understood more about the mathematics of attraction, the mechanics of affection, all design — from houses to cellphones to offices and cars — could both look good and be good for you.

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