Here are some additional tips to keep your visuals and communications from appearing overly complicated: Make it legible: use a consistent, easy-to-read font (consider both typeface and size). Keep it clean: make your data visualization approachable by leveraging visual affordances. Use straightforward language: choose simple language over complex, choose fewer words over more words, define any specialized language with which your audience may not be familiar, and spell out acronyms (at minimum, the first time you use them or in a footnote). Remove unnecessary complexity: when making a choice
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