Doing this requires <i>taste</i>, and taste doesn&#x27;t seem to require an arts degree (on the contrary, what I see arts department producing nowadays is basically making a point through lack of taste).<p>BTW. My knowledge of typography, as well as data-related graphics design and organizing skills have improved quite a lot just a year or two ago. It was not because of going to an arts school, it&#x27;s because I stumbled upon Tufte&#x27;s books while procrastinating on HN. The point being, learning  random stuff is random.<p>(If we want to improve it, then maybe let&#x27;s introduce a &quot;quick overview of a lot of completely random stuff&quot; course in STEM classes.)