vis-writing-style
Use when revising an IEEE VIS paper for a task-grounded visualization contribution on the first page, a design rationale that ties each visual encoding and interaction to a task, evaluation matched to the contribution type, honest limitations, and disciplined use of the VGTC/TVCG 9+2 page budget for a paper that will be read as an IEEE TVCG journal article.
Profile →npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill vis-writing-style --agent claude-code
Same command for any agent — swap --agent for codex, cursor, copilot.
Weekly change comes from our own snapshots, not the repository page — it measures attention, not adoption.
# VIS Writing Style Use this when revising the main paper. IEEE VIS papers are **IEEE TVCG journal articles** read by visualization researchers, so they need a **task-grounded visualization contribution stated on the first page** and a **design rationale a reviewer trusts**. The failure this skill prevents is a technically fine paper that reads like a gallery of pretty pictures, or an ML/systems result with a chart bolted on, instead of a contribution about how people see and reason with data. ## Revision rules - **Lead with the visualization contribution:** the data-and-task problem, why existing representations are inadequate for it, the contribution (technique, system, study, or model), the evidence, and what changes for people analyzing data. - **Justify every encoding and interaction by task.** Each visual channel (position, length, color, shape) and each interaction (filter, brush, link) should be tied to the analysis task it serves — not chosen by habit. An unjustified encoding is the fastest VIS reject. - **Match evaluation to the contribution type.** A perceptual claim needs a controlled study; a technique needs a benchmark or comparison; a design study needs reflection an
- Revision rules
- Visualization-paper skeleton
- Sentence-level rewrites
- Design-rationale discipline
- Vignette: rescuing a design-by-screenshots draft
- Output format
What does the vis-writing-style skill do?
Use when revising an IEEE VIS paper for a task-grounded visualization contribution on the first page, a design rationale that ties each visual encoding and interaction to a task, evaluation matched to the contribution type, honest limitations, and disciplined use of the VGTC/TVCG 9+2 page budget for a paper that will be read as an IEEE TVCG journal article.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill vis-writing-style --agent claude-code` — it drops the skill into your project so the agent can pick it up. Swap the --agent value for codex, cursor or copilot if you use one of those.
Where does this skill come from?
From brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills, a repository with 909 stars. We read it straight from the repository tree rather than a submitted listing, so what you see here is what is actually published.
Is a popular skill a good skill?
Not necessarily. Stars measure attention, not adoption — a repository can trend for a week and be abandoned. That is why we show the weekly change from our own snapshots next to the total, instead of a single flattering number.