Multi-panel figures

• Working with large and complex datasets.
• Multi-panel figures consist of multiple figure panels where each one shows some subset of the data.
• Two broad types of multi-panel figures:
  • Small multiples: same type of visualization repeated over slices of the data (grid layout)
  • Compound figures: different panels showing different visualizations or even different datasets, arranged (not necessarily in a grid) into one composite figure
• Key issues to watch out for when combining panels:
  • axis scaling and consistency across panels,
  • alignment of graphical elements,
  • maintaining a coherent “visual language” across panels.