U5.02
Legend placement and matching cost
Cards in this group · 5
- U5.02.1The farther a legend sits from the chart, the more every lookup costs the reader's eye
- U5.02.2A legend should stack vertically or run horizontally depending on which way the chart's categories unfold
- U5.02.3Putting a legend on the right usually costs less lookup effort than putting it above or below
- U5.02.4Past a dozen entries, matching a color to its legend item turns into a slow linear search
- U5.02.5A legend that also filters the chart needs some visible sign that clicking it does something