# How to improve Plots.jl default appearance

**URL:** <https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-improve-plots-jl-default-appearance/7441>\
**Category:** General Usage\
**Tags:** plots\
**Created:** [November 30, 2017, 12:23pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-improve-plots-jl-default-appearance/7441 "2017-11-30T12:23:54Z")\
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**Author:** ![swissr](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/swissr/32/208_2.png) [@swissr](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/swissr)\
**Post date:** [December 1, 2017, 10:28am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-improve-plots-jl-default-appearance/7441/2 "2017-12-01T10:28:37Z")

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> [@How to improve Plots.jl's look](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-improve-plots-jls-look/7409/8):
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> My suggestion is that the developers could offer more beautiful figures somewhere.

Good suggestion, go for it! _You_, yes you, are part of the mythical _the developers_. And beautiful figures `somewhere` could be done by you. No better way to communicate `exactly` what you mean.

In your first post you said: “I reproduced these plots using PyPlot.jl and GR.jl, they look much better”. I suggest to produce a document with code & graphic for the “ugly” plot on the left and PyPlot and GR on the right. If done well, it would be helpful also for people deciding between different approaches.

[So far I used PyPlot or, ähem, R for plotting and only know Plots.jl from the interesting JuliaCon16 presentation. But now curious having a look at the mentioned tutorial, I must say, I’m _very very impressed_ by this beautifully thought out document. And I like that it stays clear and doesn’t over-distract with decorations. Don’t want to know how many nights must have gone into it… 💐]

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