Hi folks,
Trying to get the word out--I've made a new package (ggplotplus) and guide for designing Universal-Design-oriented graphs using ggplot2, freshly available on CRAN (install.packages("ggplotplus").
In a nutshell, it provides an overhauled default theme more closely adhering to data visualization best practices as well as several tools enabling design enhancements (relocation of the y axis title, addition of custom, more visually distinct point shapes, and direct group labeling within the plotting area, to name a few) that are currently challenging for novices and veterans alike to achieve in ggplot2 without piles of bespoke code.
The package's Github is here: MAISRC/ggplotplus: Package home for ggplot_plus.
The full package "cookbook" and graph design guide is here: Guide to the ggplotplus Package.
An accompanying publication is written and awaiting publication.
I'd especially love feedback from grad students and R/stats instructors as well as messages from interested collaborators! I'm a first-time package developer riding solo and I'd welcome any help/guidance folks can offer!