A Better Default Colormap for Matplotlib | SciPy 2015 | Nathaniel Smith and Stéfan van der Walt
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SciPy 2015 talk by Nathaniel Smith and Stefan van der Walt on choosing a new default colormap for Matplotlib. It covers why Jet misleads, how perceptual color spaces work, and how viridis was designed.
Why HN recommends it: HN's go-to recommendation for colormap and color-perception questions; commenters call it funny, brief, clear and a favorite talk.
“This hilarious SciPy2015 talk[1] convinced me to switch to the Parula color scheme.” Read on HN ↗