Section 3 – Mastering Plot Customization

In this section, we will learn how to customize Julia plots. These chapters will focus on the Plots package, but they will also hint at the essential customization aspects of Gadfly and Makie. First, we will learn about the different elements that compose a plot and the vocabulary the three packages use to refer to them. Knowing those elements is crucial, as later, we will learn about the different plot attributes available to customize them. Next, this section will teach us about the layout system of those packages to arrange multiple plots into a single figure. Then, we will customize essential plot elements and explore the use of color. After that, we will learn how to create and use plot themes – a valuable tool for reusing customizations. Finally, we will learn how to draw custom forms and create entirely new plot types thanks to the recipe system of Plots and Makie.

This section comprises the following chapters:

• Chapter 10, The Anatomy of a Plot
• Chapter 11, Defining Plot Layouts to Create Figure Panels
• Chapter 12, Customizing Plot Attributes – Axes, Legends, and Colors
• Chapter 13, Designing Plot Themes
• Chapter 14, Designing Your Own Plots – Plot Recipes