R: ggplot color theme based on the Economist

theme_economist {ggthemes} | R Documentation

## ggplot color theme based on the Economist

### Description

Style plots similar to those in The Economist.

### Usage

    theme_economist(base_size = 10, base_family = "sans", horizontal = TRUE,
      dkpanel = FALSE, stata = FALSE)

    theme_economist_white(base_size = 11, base_family = "sans",
      gray_bg = TRUE, horizontal = TRUE)

### Arguments

`base_size` | base font size
`base_family` | base font family
`horizontal` | `logical`. Horizontal axis lines?
`dkpanel` | `logical` Darker background for panel region?
`stata` | `logical` Use RGB values from Stata's economist scheme.
`gray_bg` | `logical` If `TRUE`, use gray background, else use white background.

### Details

`theme_economist` implements the standard bluish-gray background theme in the print The Economist and economist.com. `theme_economist_white` implements a variant with a while panel and light gray (or white) background used by The Economist blog Graphic Detail.

The Economist uses "ITC Officina Sans" as its font for graphs. If you have access to this font, you can use it with the extrafont package. "Verdana" is a good substitute.

### Value

An object of class `theme`.

### References

- The Economist

- Spiekerblog, "ITC Officina Display", January 1, 2007.

- http://www.economist.com/help/about-us

### See Also

`theEconomist.theme` for an Economist theme for lattice plots.

### Examples

    library("ggplot2")
    p <- ggplot(mtcars) + geom_point(aes(x = wt, y = mpg,
         colour=factor(gear))) +
         facet_wrap(~am) +
         # Economist puts scales on the right-hand side
         scale_y_continuous(position = "right")

    ## Standard
    p + theme_economist() + scale_colour_economist()

    ## Stata colors
    p + theme_economist(stata=TRUE) + scale_colour_economist(stata=TRUE)

    ## Darker plot region
    p + theme_economist(dkpanel=TRUE) + scale_colour_economist(stata=TRUE)

    # Change axis lines to vertical
    p + theme_economist(horizontal=FALSE) +
        scale_colour_economist() +
        coord_flip()

    ## White panel/light gray background
    p + theme_economist_white() +
        scale_colour_economist()

    ## All white variant
    p + theme_economist_white(gray_bg=FALSE) +
        scale_colour_economist()
    ## Not run:
    ## The Economist uses ITC Officina Sans
    library(extrafont)
    p + theme_economist(base_family="ITC Officina Sans") +
        scale_colour_economist()

    ## Verdana is a widely available substitute
    p + theme_economist(base_family="Verdana") +
        scale_colour_economist()

    ## End(Not run)

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