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Form and function are two sides of the same coin, locked in an inseparable and dynamic dance. The foundation of most charts we see today is the Cartesian coordinate system, a conceptual grid of x and y axes that was itself a revolutionary idea, a way of mapping number to space. 87 This requires several essential components: a clear and descriptive title that summarizes the chart's main point, clearly labeled axes that include units of measurement, and a legend if necessary, although directly labeling data series on the chart is often a more effective approach. The same principle applied to objects and colors. That disastrous project was the perfect, humbling preamble to our third-year branding module, where our main assignment was to develop a complete brand identity for a fictional company and, to my initial dread, compile it all into a comprehensive design manual. In these instances, the aesthetic qualities—the form—are not decorative additions.