Data Visualization

“Above all else, show the data.”

“Design is not just what it looks like and feels like. Design is how it works.” -Steve Jobs

Data visualization is a means to an end. Companies need to separate insights for the show from decision making enabling data insights.

Reading the streams of numbers is possible only in the movies. In the real world, the businesses have to use data visualization tools to…

Data is an abstraction, and it’s impossible to encapsulate everything it represents in real life. So there is uncertainty. Here are ways to visualize the uncertainty.

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Affordances are a general design concept that comes from physical product design but can be applied to visual design. I first learned about affordances from the book The Design of Everyday Things. …

This Visual Studio Code extension adds the option to directly start and restart the PowerBI Visual tools (pbiviz)

Explore this interactive visualization about the world of visualization itself - see charts arranged by popularity and trends in this collaboration between Google News Lab and Adioma

I was jogging the other morning and ran by a woman hanging a sign for a garage sale. Her advertiseme...

Daily, weekly and monthly marketing reports make it easy to track your marketing performance. Find here our top marketing report examples.

Selecting Appropriate Data Visualization with PowerBI . PowerBI help in dealing with visualizing volumes of datasets in the most convenient manner.

Data visualizations should be catchy, informative, and easy to navigate. Beware of these 5 common mistakes that often lead to bad data visualization.

Social Vulnerability and Hazard Risk mapped together to help target disaster preparation and relief efforts.

As a graphic designer who designs dashboards, I give you all the tips, tricks, and guidelines for creating a dashboard that everyone will love.

Data science students often focus on machine learning algorithms, overlooking some of the more routine but important skills of the profession. I’ve lost count of the number of times I have advised…

It started during a presentation of Cathy Dumas at the latest SQLBits where she compared the different charting capabilities of Excel, Power View, PerformancePoint and Reporting Service. One of tho…

A list of reviews on books about Data Visualization and Information Design that are essential for every (self-taught) visualization designer

When you design reports in PowerBI using the online designer and not the Power BI Desktop designer you will notice that you cannot insert a picture via the interface. With the development speed of …

The importance of color theory is a well-explored topic in art and design. But what about when it comes to information design?

3 common reasons why data visualization dashboards fail, and 7 best practices to make sure they don’t

Learn to select best Excel Charts for Data Analysis, Presentation and Reporting within 15 minutes. Learn about the various excel charts types.

Back in 2014, we launched the Data Visualization Checklist. Today, we bring you the updated version! Download your revised Data Visualization Checklist. What’s included in the updated Data Vi…

How do you make sense of a mass of data, to gain insights and inspire people to change? Learn how story techniques can help the data analysis process.

Even Very “Sophisticated” Reports/Dashboards are Often “Couch Potatoes” in Practice(They Sit There and Expect You to Do All the Work) Intro From Rob I’ve b

Identifying and removing chart clutter reduces visual “noise”, allowing the audience to focus on the information.

Following data visualization design principles is key to making your dashboard easily consumable.

In this article, you will learn about the secret of creating good reports.