Worksheet for Evaluating Data Visualizations
Category	Items to Consider	Notes	
Big-picture considerations	Simplicity	 

 
	
 	Data overload	 

 
	
 	Chart choice	

 
	
 	Metadata	

 
	
Color	Choice	

 
	
 	Consistency	

 
	
Design issues	White space	

 
	
 	Layout	

 
	
 	Table use	

 
	
 	Icons	

 
	
 	Duplication	

 
	
 	Clear sections	

 
	
 	Personalization	

 
	
Text formatting	Size	

 
	
 	Labels	

 
	
 	Consistency	

 
	
 	Cut-off text	

 
	
Menus	Choices and placement	

 
	
 	Filtering	

 
	
 	Location of filters	

 
	
Interactivity 	What if	

 
	
 	Location intelligence	

 
	
Design for mobile 	Text	

 
	
 	Images