bi_theme: Basic Theme for Bivariate Mapping

In biscale: Tools and Palettes for Bivariate Thematic Mapping

Basic Theme for Bivariate Mapping

Description

A theme for creating a simple, clean bivariate map using geom_sf.

Usage

bi_theme(
  base_family = "sans",
  base_size = 24,
  bg_color = "#ffffff",
  font_color = "#000000",
  ...
)

Arguments

base_family	A character string representing the font family to be used in the map.
base_size	A number representing the base size used in the map.
bg_color	A character string containing the hex value for the desired color of the map's background.
font_color	A character string containing the hex value for the desired color of the map's text.
...	Arguments to pass on to ggplot2's theme function

Examples

# load suggested dependencies
library(ggplot2)
library(sf)

# add breaks, 3x3
data <- bi_class(stl_race_income, x = pctWhite, y = medInc, style = "quantile", dim = 3)

# create map
ggplot() +
  geom_sf(data = data, aes(fill = bi_class), color = "white", size = 0.1, show.legend = FALSE) +
  bi_scale_fill(pal = "GrPink", dim = 3) +
  bi_theme()

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