Rougier et al. share their ten simple rules for drawing better figures, and use matplotlib to provide illustrative examples. As you read this paper, reflect on what you learned in the first module of the course -- principles from Tufte and Cairo -- and consider how you might realize these using matplotlib.

Rougier NP, Droettboom M, Bourne PE (2014) Ten Simple Rules for Better Figures . PLoS Comput Biol 10(9): e1003833. doi:10.1371/journal.pcbi.1003833