• Exceeding the boundaries of a single screen

• Supplying inadequate context for the data

• Displaying excessive detail or precision

• Choosing a deficient measure

• Choosing inappropriate display media

• Introducing meaningless variety

• Using poorly designed media

• Encoding quantitative data inaccurately

• Arranging the data poorly

• Highlighting important data ineffectively or not at all

• Cluttering the display with useless decoration

• Misusing or overusing color

• Designing an unattractive visual display