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Could Your Long Report become a City Billboard? Use Data Viz Techniques to Create High-Impact Materials

Feb 5th, 2019 / Data Visualization, Reports

Do you have a long report that took a lot of time and effort, but you’re not really sure how anyone is going to use it? Annual progress reports, data publications, strategic planning documents… many of us spend a lot of time writing these documents, and they’re necessary to capture a lot of detailed information. Here is an example of how I turned a long report into accessible, graphic summaries.

How to Visualize Age/Sex Patterns with Population Pyramids in Tableau

Nov 27th, 2018 / Data Visualization

Here’s how you can create population pyramids inside of Tableau.

#DayDohViz: Play-Doh as a Tool for Data Visualization

Jul 10th, 2018 / Data Visualization

Guest blogger Amy Cesal shares all the ways she used Play-Doh to approach data visualization as a way to participate in The 100 Day Project, a creativity project that requires making one thing, every day for 100 days.

Seven Tips for Formatting Tableau Dashboards: What We’ve Learned from Designing Dashboards at NASAA

Jul 3rd, 2018 / Dashboards, Data Visualization

Guest blogger Patricia Mullaney-Loss from the National Association of State Arts Agencies (NASAA), shares seven tips for formatting Tableau dashboards.

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.

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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