# A PDF version utilizing transparency -----------------------------------------
kittenPNG = readPNG("illustrations/kitten-BW.png")
skullPNG = readPNG("illustrations/skull.png")
skull = skullPNG
kitten = kittenPNG
skull2 = as.raster(skull) # Convert skull to raster
kitten2 = as.raster(kitten) # Convert kitten to raster
# Some Data from Google ngrams showing average occurance of skull/s
# and kittens/cats averaged by decade. Decade/skulls/Kittens
d0 = c(1900, 1.60, 1.65)
d1 = c(1910, 1.59, 1.67)
d2 = c(1920, 1.45, 1.86)
d3 = c(1930, 1.46, 1.76)
d4 = c(1940, 1.37, 1.73)
d5 = c(1950, 1.32, 1.68)
d6 = c(1960, 1.26, 1.66)
d7 = c(1970, 1.19, 1.96)
d8 = c(1980, 1.08, 2.26)
d9 = c(1990, 1.06, 2.45)
kdata = rbind(d0, d1, d2, d3, d4, d5, d6, d7, d8, d9)
kdata = data.frame(kdata)
row.names(kdata) = kdata$V1
colnames(kdata) = c("Decade", "Skulls", "Kittens")
# Create a pdf output file
pdf(file = "illustrations/fig-15-16-images-plot-BW.pdf",
width = 6, # Width at 6 inches
height = 4) # Height at 4 inches
plot(x = kdata$Decade, # Set up background plot
y = kdata$Kittens,
xlim = c(1890, 2000), # Set range of x axis
ylim = c(0, 4), # Set range for y axis
xlab = "Kittens v. Skulls", # Create X axis label
ylab = "Occurence Rate (x10,000)", # Create Y axis label
type = "l") # Connect points with a line
points(x = kdata$Decade, # Add points for skulls
y = kdata$Skulls,
type = "l", # Connect points with a line
lty = 2) # Use dashed line
rasterImage(image = kitten2, # Add kitten images
xleft = kdata$Decade - 3, # Left x values
xright = kdata$Decade + 3, # Right x values for kittens
ybottom = kdata$Kittens - .3, # Bottom y values
ytop = kdata$Kittens + .3) # Top y values for kittens
rasterImage(image = skull2, # Add skull images
xleft = kdata$Decade - 2, # Left x values
xright = kdata$Decade + 2, # Right x values for kittens
ybottom = kdata$Skulls - .25, # Bottom y values
ytop = kdata$Skulls + .25) # Top y values for kittens
dev.off() # Close pdf file and output
Figure 15-16: Plotting images
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