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From a usability perspective, "sketchy" or "cartoony" charts actually serve a purpose. To me, they communicate "the trend is important here, not the precise numbers". This can more acurately convey communication intent as opposed to a precise rendered graph.

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I agree. It's the same approach with sketchy mockups for web pages. It tells you unequivocally that you should not focus on the design itself. I find it very powerful.

Still, wouldn't it be better just to draw it by hand and store it in an svg rather than bring in a huge dependency?

I guess it depends on each case. I'm sure in many cases by hand would be a better way

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