A ggplot2 theme for OECD style plots. Adapted from Hrbrmstr's ipsum theme.

theme_oecd_dark(
  base_family = "sans",
  base_size = 11.5,
  main_col = "#EBBB67",
  plot_title_family = base_family,
  plot_title_size = 18,
  plot_title_face = "bold",
  plot_title_margin = 10,
  subtitle_family = "sans",
  subtitle_size = 13,
  subtitle_face = "plain",
  subtitle_margin = 15,
  subtitle_col = "gray85",
  strip_text_family = base_family,
  strip_text_size = 12,
  strip_text_face = "plain",
  caption_family = "sans",
  caption_size = 9,
  caption_face = "plain",
  caption_margin = 10,
  axis_text_size = base_size,
  axis_title_family = base_family,
  axis_title_size = 9,
  axis_title_face = "plain",
  axis_title_just = "rt",
  plot_margin = margin(30, 30, 30, 30),
  grid = TRUE,
  axis = FALSE,
  ticks = FALSE
)

Arguments

base_family, base_size	base font family and size
main_col	main color of the plot. Colors points, histogram bars, etc.
plot_title_family, plot_title_face, plot_title_size, plot_title_margin	plot title family, face, size and margi
subtitle_family, subtitle_face, subtitle_size, subtitle_col	plot subtitle family, face, size, and color
subtitle_margin	plot subtitle margin bottom (single numeric value)
strip_text_family, strip_text_face, strip_text_size	facet label font family, face and size
caption_family, caption_face, caption_size, caption_margin	plot caption family, face, size and margin
axis_text_size	font size of axis text
axis_title_family, axis_title_face, axis_title_size	axis title font family, face and size
axis_title_just	axis title font justification, one of `[blmcrt]`
plot_margin	plot margin (specify with `ggplot2::margin()`)
grid	panel grid (`TRUE`, `FALSE`, or a combination of `X`, `x`, `Y`, `y`)
axis	add x or y axes? `TRUE`, `FALSE`, "`xy`"
ticks	ticks if `TRUE` add ticks

Value

Themes the current ggplot to current IHEID guidelines.

Examples

library(ggplot2)
library(dplyr)

# Seminal scatterplot

ggplot(mtcars, aes(mpg, wt)) +
  geom_point() +
  labs(x="Fuel efficiency (mpg)", y="Weight (tons)",
       title="Seminal ggplot2 scatterplot example",
       subtitle="A plot that is only useful for demonstration purposes",
       caption="Brought to you by the letter 'g'") +
  theme_oecd_dark()

# Seminal bar chart

count(mpg, class) %>%
 ggplot(aes(class, n)) +
   geom_col(fill = oecd_palette("oecd", 21, type = "continuous")[15:21]) +
   geom_text(aes(label=n), nudge_y=3) +
   labs(x="Vehicle Category", y="Number of Vehicles",
        title="Seminal ggplot2 bar chart example",
        subtitle="A plot that is only useful for demonstration purposes",
        caption="Source: somewhere on the web") +
   theme_oecd(grid="Y") +
   theme(axis.text.y=element_blank())