I've been learning a lot by following the processes described in Khoi Vinh's design book, applying those principles to some new ideas for d8taplex. Below is a screenshot of where I am in designing a page specifically for the data set.
I've tried to both follow the grid layout design principles and also adopt the golden ratio presentation of the graph as the main constraint. I'm aiming for wide screens, so the width of the overall page is 1200px. The grid is based on 24 50px columns, with a ratio of 300px, 500px, 400px for the left, middle and right areas.
I've been exploring the use of Wikipedia and other sources of content to describe the sources of data and, in addition to the main central graph, have been looking at using the exploded view of the time series to provide more detail and visibility into the variables in the data set on the right rail.
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