finalize_plot: Arrange alignment and save BBC ggplot chart

In Hutchins-Center/gghutchins: What the Package Does (One Line, Title Case)

Description

Running this function will save your plot with the correct guidelines for publication for a BBC News graphic. It will left align your title, subtitle and source, add the BBC blocks at the bottom right and save it to your specified location.

Usage

finalize_plot(
  plot_name,
  source_name = "",
  save_filepath = file.path(Sys.getenv("TMPDIR"), "tmp-nc.png"),
  width_pixels = 50,
  height_pixels = 100,
  logo_image_path = file.path(system.file("logos", package = "gghutchins"),
    "hutchins.png")
)

Arguments

plot_name	The variable name of the plot you have created that you want to format and save
source_name	The text you want to come after the text 'Source:' in the bottom left hand side of your side
save_filepath	Exact filepath that you want the plot to be saved to
width_pixels	Width in pixels that you want to save your chart to - defaults to 640
height_pixels	Height in pixels that you want to save your chart to - defaults to 450
logo_image_path	File path for the logo image you want to use in the right hand side of your chart, which needs to be a PNG file - defaults to BBC blocks image that sits within the data folder of your package

Value

(Invisibly) an updated ggplot object.

Hutchins-Center/gghutchins documentation built on July 4, 2021, 11:46 a.m.