Improvments in the layout

data_visualisation.py

@@ -27,45 +27,46 @@ df_transistors = load_data("48yrs/transistors.dat", ["year", "transistors"])
 df_watts       = load_data("48yrs/watts.dat",       ["year", "watts"])
 
 violet = []
-violet.append((196/255, 0/255, 84/255))
-
 orange = []
-orange.append((237/255, 109/255, 0/255))
-
 yellow = []
+green  = []
+blue   = []
+black  = []
+
+violet.append((196/255, 0/255, 84/255))
+orange.append((237/255, 109/255, 0/255))
 yellow.append((252/255, 200/255, 0/255))
-
-green = []
 green.append((98/255, 178/255, 48/255))
-
-blue = []
 blue.append((48/255, 181/255, 197/255))
-
-black = []
 black.append((25/255, 24/255, 21/255))
 
+alpha = 0.7
+
+plt.rcParams["axes.axisbelow"] = True
+plt.rcParams["figure.figsize"] = (16,9)
+plt.rcParams["lines.markersize"] = 8
 plt.yscale('log')
 plt.grid(True)
 
 x = df_transistors.year
 y = df_transistors.transistors
-plt.scatter(x, y, marker = "^", color = yellow)
+plt.scatter(x, y, marker = "^", color = yellow, alpha = alpha)
 
 x = df_specint.year
 y = df_specint.specint
-plt.scatter(x, y, marker = "s", color = blue)
+plt.scatter(x, y, marker = "s", color = blue, alpha = alpha)
 
 x = df_frequency.year
 y = df_frequency.frequency
-plt.scatter(x, y, marker = "s", color = green)
+plt.scatter(x, y, marker = "s", color = green, alpha = alpha)
 
 x = df_watts.year
 y = df_watts.watts
-plt.scatter(x, y, marker = "v", color = violet)
+plt.scatter(x, y, marker = "v", color = violet, alpha = alpha)
 
 x = df_cores.year
 y = df_cores.cores
-plt.scatter(x, y, marker = "o", color = black)
+plt.scatter(x, y, marker = "o", color = black, alpha = alpha)
 
 plt.legend(["Transistors (thousands)", 
             "Single-thread SPECint (thousands)", 
@@ -73,6 +74,7 @@ plt.legend(["Transistors (thousands)",
             "Typical power (Watts)", 
             "Number of logical cores"], 
            loc = "upper left",
-           fontsize = "small")
+           fontsize = "medium")
 
+plt.savefig("data_visualisation.png", dpi = 300, orientation = "landscape", papertype ="a4")
 plt.show()