Cole's favourite plot theme — theme

A ggplot2 theme styled to resemble old parchment and ink, giving plots a vintage, manuscript-like appearance.

Usage

theme_cole(
  base_size = 12,
  base_family = "sans",
  remove_grid = FALSE,
  dark = FALSE,
  transparent = FALSE
)

Arguments

base_size: Base text size. Default 12.
base_family: Base font family. Default "sans".
remove_grid: Logical. If TRUE, removes all grid lines.
dark: Logical. If TRUE, plot is transformed to a dark theme.
transparent: Logical. If TRUE, plot background is transparent.

Value

A ggplot2 theme object that can be added to ggplot plots.

Details

This theme adjusts panel backgrounds, grid lines, and text colors to evoke the look of old parchment and handwritten ink. Works with ggplot2 plots.

Examples

library(ggplot2)
library(trashpanda)
library(palmerpenguins)
#> 
#> Attaching package: ‘palmerpenguins’
#> The following objects are masked from ‘package:datasets’:
#> 
#>     penguins, penguins_raw

ggplot(penguins, aes(flipper_length_mm, bill_length_mm, fill = species, group = species)) +
  geom_point(shape = 21) +
  labs(title = "Flipper Length vs. Bill Length",
       subtitle = "Lorem ipsum") +
  theme_cole(show_axis_lines = c("bottom", "left"), remove_grid = TRUE, dark = TRUE) +
  add_caption_cwb() 
#> Error in theme_cole(show_axis_lines = c("bottom", "left"), remove_grid = TRUE,     dark = TRUE): unused argument (show_axis_lines = c("bottom", "left"))
  
  
ggplot(penguins, aes(flipper_length_mm, bill_length_mm, fill = species, group = species)) +
  geom_point(shape = 21) +
  labs(title = "Flipper Length vs. Bill Length",
       subtitle = "Lorem ipsum") +
  theme_cole(show_axis_lines = c("bottom", "left"), remove_grid = FALSE) +
  add_caption_cwb() 
#> Error in theme_cole(show_axis_lines = c("bottom", "left"), remove_grid = FALSE): unused argument (show_axis_lines = c("bottom", "left"))