visualizations

I’d like to drop some Power BI design practice knowledge. I’m going to share some of my best Power BI visual design practices I’ve developed over the years.

I recently came across a requirement to report the number of devices owned by customers, along with the age of each of the devices (how long it had been in service). The idea behind it was to be ab…

In this module you will learn how to use the Drilldown Choropleth Custom Visual.  The Drilldown Choropleth is a map visual that displays divided regions that are highlighted indicating the relative…

Here are the 12 best data visualizations that demonstrate creativity and innovation. See the best static & interactive examples of all time!

Asking the right data analysis questions is crucial for getting accurate, actionable insights from your data analytics. Learn more here!

What is a dashboard? It is, or it should be, a visual display of the most important information needed to achieve one or more objectives, consolidated and a

Daily and weekly sales reports make it easy to track your sales team’s performance. Find here 11 sales report examples to help you out.

An overview of Edward Tufte’s “slopegraphs”; their history; good and bad examples; when to use slopegraphs; slopegraph best practices. (from Charlie Park)

These sales graphs will help you quantify and keep track of the different parts of your sales funnel, so as to upgrade your sales processes.

When we wrote the first installment of "Data Storytelling: The Ultimate Collection of Resources" the world was a different place. It was 2013 and we were all busy celebrating a new royal baby, adding the words "twerk" and "selfie" to our vocabularies, asking ourse

Pixar is the gold-standard in storytelling. With their 17 feature films, they’ve redefined how to create animated worlds and compelling characters. What if you could know the secrets of Pixar’s storytelling success? Now you can. Pixar announced recently that they would team up with Khan Acade

Asking the right business intelligence questions is a must-do for a successful BI strategy. Read here what to ask for actionable insights!

Horizon graphs are an intriguing but initially confusing way of looking at time series. Once you get familiar with the layout, you can simply think of it as a more space-efficient way of rendering …

Frank Coleman explains how to get results from data visualization and the infrastructure, skills, and tools necessary to create value.

Hello Everybody!   Let me introduce you today the Ultimate Waterfall Chart, a Custom Visual by Dataviz.boutique, soon available in the gallery. Let’s have a more detailed look on my first example I have prepared. Its not a final dashboard, it just has the charts or features on it I want to explain. ...

Welcome to the website for the 'Improving data visualisation for the public sector' project.

Informed decision making is a must in the digital world. Check out our BI dashboard best practices and start making better decisions today!

Visualizing your data needs some strategic thinking. Learn more about the most common data visualization types and when to use them or not.

Colors are important to making things look good, whether it's the clothes you wear or the presentation you give at work. But not everyone instinctively knows that orange and blue is a perfect combination. If you can't trust your own judgement, understand and rely on the basics of color theory to always pick the right colors.

This post is part of a series about specifications, requirements, work items and test-cases in the field of Business Intelligence solutions. First part is about why I hate and I’d not recomme…

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

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

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

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.

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

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