How to Check Whether Your Graphs are Grayscale-Friendly
Oct 15th, 2019 / Data Visualization
Here’s how to quickly see what your graphs are going to look like when printed in grayscale–without having to actually waste ink by printing a draft.
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How to Create a Simple Visual Style Guide WITHOUT a Designer!
Sep 5th, 2019 / Data Visualization
Making reports, presentations, and other communications have a consistent and polished look and feel may be a lot easier than you think. Guest authors Meihsi Chiang and Nikole Lobb Dougherty have found that a great starting point is a do-it-yourself visual style guide – which can be developed with very few resources.
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Jul 23rd, 2019 / Data Visualization
“Branding continuity builds trust with your key stakeholders and makes you and your work look more professional.”
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Jun 13th, 2019 / Data Visualization
Here are the three most used lessons that Esther C. Nolton took away from Ann’s class.
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Mar 14th, 2019 / Data Visualization
It’s 3.14—Happy Pi(e Chart) Day! If you’ve read this blog before, or heard me speak, then you know that designing … more »
More »How to Declutter Your Cluttered Stacked Bars
Sep 24th, 2018 / Data Visualization, Presentations
I have a love-hate relationship with stacked bars charts. They’re a great way to show part-to-whole patterns (like an easier-to-read pie chart). But, like pie charts, they feel overwhelming once we add a bunch of different categories. Are they the worst chart of all time? Perhaps. Here’s how to make stacked bar charts more bearable.
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