Like many jobs, stepping into a PhD comes with a whole world which can be quite overwhelming. You may be wondering where to begin, or how you are going to get through the next four to six years. While there is no one universal PhD experience, several of the same challenges and questions come up in each discipline: how to handle your research, write your dissertation, defend your PhD, and… how to deal with what happens after getting your doctor’s degree.

Anouk De Ridder wrote this guide to...

Charts are an excellent way to share complex ideas or large amounts of data with your audience. But they are also hard to make: which chart works best in which situation – and why? What color scheme should you use to strengthen your message? What are some common pitfalls to avoid? How can you add the perfect title, labels, legend and caption? And how do you move beyond a boring pie or bar chart?

Powerful Charts explains how basic design and communication principles help you decide which cha...