"Less is more" theme for ggPlot2

March 29, 2019 · View on GitHub

This a minimalist theme for making simple and efficient plots in ggPlot2, aimed towards academic manuscripts.

How to use

Download the theme_lessismore.R file
Using an R command line, import ggPlot2 :
import("ggplot2")
Import the theme_lessismore.R file :
source("INSERT FILE DIRECTORY HERE/theme_lessismore.R")
For testing, use the theme_lessismore() function. For example :

ggplot(mpg, aes(x = cty, y = hwy)) +
  geom_point() +
  theme_lessismore()

In order to use as the default ggPlot2 theme for the current session, use the following command :

theme_set( theme_gray() + theme_lessismore() )