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Pie Chart Makeover: Transforming a Research Report

Apr 25th, 2017 / Data Visualization, Reports

As I travel around giving data visualization workshops, I get to peek inside hundreds of attendees’ publications, slideshows, and spreadsheets (and then redesign them–the best part of my job). Here’s a before and after of a group’s (public-facing) research report.

Pie Chart Makeover: Quarterly Breakouts by Gender

Mar 30th, 2017 / Data Visualization

A few weeks ago I was in Indianapolis with the juvenile detention alternatives initiative. This group wanted to graph: how many youth went to juvenile detention centers, by gender, and by quarter. I’ll walk you through how we did it.

The Data Visualization Checklist, 2016 Edition

Oct 27th, 2016 / Data Visualization

Back in 2014, we launched the Data Visualization Checklist. Now we bring you the updated version!

How to Tell a Story with Data: Titles, Subtitles, Annotations, Dark/Light Contrast, and Selective Labeling

Feb 24th, 2016 / Data Visualization

Do your viewers want to see the data presented as-is (the traditional approach to data visualization)? Or, do they want you to cut to the chase and interpret the data (the storytelling approach to data visualization)? In this article, you’ll learn how titles, subtitles, annotations, dark/light contrast, and selective labeling can help you tell a story with data.

The Simplification & Emphasis Approach to Editing Graphs

Jan 26th, 2016 / Data Visualization

I teach about data visualization a lot. And it basically comes down to two techniques: simplification and emphasis. Here I’ll show you how to simplify a graph and then add emphasis.

Who Knew Data Visualization Could Be So Easy?

Jun 25th, 2014 / Data Visualization

Stephen Alexander shows how his pie charts with too many slices have evolved into intentional storytelling bar charts.

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