These colors really capture what I dislike about modern color design. I rather have gaudy bright colors than all these pastels. Almost every "Not Ideal" look so much nicer and with character. She managed to make everything look like a brochure at a children's hospital
I think a simple piece of advice (stolen from Tuft) is to not use colors unless you really need to. If you can find a way to present the same information in black and white - it's generally going to be better. The next step up.. If you need to highlight somethings, maybe just use one color (ex: red). Don't bring out the whole pastel bile rainbow immediately. And try to stick to consistent colors to convey meaning
For color gradients I find these incredibly useful (though the license/attribution-requirement is kinda annoying)
I think a simple piece of advice (stolen from Tuft) is to not use colors unless you really need to. If you can find a way to present the same information in black and white - it's generally going to be better. The next step up.. If you need to highlight somethings, maybe just use one color (ex: red). Don't bring out the whole pastel bile rainbow immediately. And try to stick to consistent colors to convey meaning
For color gradients I find these incredibly useful (though the license/attribution-requirement is kinda annoying)
https://colorcet.com/