Category: <span>Reports</span>

The Future of Data Visualization: Predictions for 2019 and Beyond

Jan 8th, 2019 / Dashboards, Data Analysis, Data Visualization, Presentations, Reports

What’s in store for the future of data visualization? A decade ago, I celebrated making my very first 3d exploding pie chart for a report that I was writing. Nowadays, I can’t open my laptop without my jaw dropping on the floor as I scroll through site after site of data visualization masterpieces. How times have changed! In this article, we’ll celebrate data visualization accomplishments from the past 12 months and make predictions for data visualization in the coming 12 months (and beyond). I turned to YOU, the data visualization community, and listened to your feedback. I created a quick poll on Google Sheets and I also asked you to reflect on both Twitter and LinkedIn. Here’s what you said about the best data visualizations of 2018 as well as your predictions for the future of data visualization in 2019 and beyond.

Five Simple Steps to Creating Home Visiting DataViz

Sep 17th, 2018 / Dashboards, Data Visualization, Reports

Here’s our second post about visualizing data for the National Home Visiting Resource Center. Here’s our second post about visualizing data for the National Home Visiting Resource Center. It’s intimidating to sit in front of a blank screen and try to start developing your report, infographic, or dashboard from scratch. What data sources will you include? How will you analyze the data? What type of graph will best present your results?

Great Graphs: 20 Hours of Data Visualization Lessons over 12 Months with 14 Instructors

Sep 5th, 2018 / Dashboards, Data Visualization, Presentations, Reports

As I head into my fifth year of running my own data design company, I’ve got some exciting news to share: Today, I’m launching Great Graphs, which is my third online course!

Reenvisioning a University’s Annual Report with Saturation, Annotations, and Icons

Aug 21st, 2018 / Data Visualization, Reports

Last fall I had the honor of keynoting the Southeastern Library Assessment’s Conference in Atlanta. We talked about a few data visualization principles, like showcasing your takeaway message with dark colors and clear text. Then, we worked together to transform the graphs, dashboards, and reports that the conference attendees had submitted ahead of time.

How to Objectively Measure Text Readability (and Lower Your Graph’s Reading Level)

Jun 12th, 2018 / Data Visualization, Presentations, Reports

If viewers can’t read your graph, why bother making it? Accessibility is at the top of my priority list. A lot of things go into a data visualization’s readability. In this post I’ll explain how to objectively measure text readability (and lower your graph’s reading level).

How to Write Your Reports in PowerPoint Instead of Word: Nine Tips for Getting Started

Apr 3rd, 2018 / Data Visualization, Reports

While PowerPoint may not be your first thought when it comes to creating reports, guest blogger Nick Visscher shares nine tips on how to get started writing reports in PowerPoint.

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