Re: [matplotlib-devel] Matplotlib's new default colormap

[Darren D. <dsd...@gm...>]

On Fri, Nov 21, 2014 at 12:32 PM, Phil Elson <pel...@gm...> wrote:

> Please use this thread to discuss the best choice for a new *default*
> matplotlib colormap.
>
> This follows on from a discussion on the matplotlib-devel mailing list
> entitled "How to move beyond JET as the default matplotlib colormap".
>

I remember reading a (peer-reviewed, I think) article about how "jet" was a
very unfortunate choice of default. I can't find the exact article now, but
I did find some other useful ones:

http://cresspahl.blogspot.com/2012/03/expanded-control-of-octaves-colormap.html
http://www.sandia.gov/~kmorel/documents/ColorMaps/
http://www.sandia.gov/~kmorel/documents/ColorMaps/ColorMapsExpanded.pdf

Darren