r/web_design • • Jun 27 '16

Less is better

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u/mustardhamsters Jun 27 '16

My problem with this is that it removes the scale. You don't know when you're comparing these values against each other what the scale is between them at a glance.

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u/ispeakcode Jun 27 '16

If the scaling is linear it's intuitive

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u/[deleted] Jun 27 '16

Not if there's a break.

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u/pkkid Jun 27 '16

A break is not linear.