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When Your Graph Is Too Smooshed to Read

May 29th, 2018 / Data Visualization, Presentations

You want to display a lot of historical data–great! But sometimes we have so many points in time that our graph’s labels get smooshy. In this post, I’ll show you a before/after data visualization makeover in which we selectively labeled a few key milestones in order to tell our story (and make the graph more legible).

Revamping a Tired Data Table: A ‘Before’ and ‘After’ Reveal

May 15th, 2018 / Dashboards, Data Visualization

Guest blogger Mia Schmid shares how she revamped a tired data table into an easier to read and more engaging documents that communicates progress.

From Geek to Chic: The Progression of an Infographic

Feb 6th, 2018 / Data Visualization, Reports

Guest blogger Sara Holcombe shares the progression of an infographic from sketch to final product.

Giving Your Tableau Visualizations a Makeover: Custom Colors

Nov 21st, 2017 / Dashboards, Data Visualization

Now you’ve got some fonts that aren’t basic in Tableau, how about some custom colors? I really like matching my visualizations to my report, which is almost always based on the color scheme of the organization I’m working with. I’ll walk you through how to get custom colors in Tableau.

Giving Your Tableau Visualizations a Makeover: Custom Fonts

Nov 7th, 2017 / Dashboards, Data Visualization

Whether you are using Tableau, Excel, or any other visualization tool, you will come across defaults. The problem with using something right out of the can is that it often does not speak directly to your audience. I’ll show how to use custom fonts in Tableau.

How to Enter Your Custom Color Codes in Microsoft Excel

Sep 26th, 2017 / Data Visualization

If you want to look polished, then you have no other choice but to customize your visualization’s color palette. Don’t worry–customizing your colors is an easy low-hanging-fruit edit.

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