or countries or students or departments or… you just have a lot of categories to squeeze into your chart. How to proceed without creating a hot mess?
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Show Your Symbols
People interpret symbols as pictures, not words. That makes symbols, like $, more instantly recognized and understood than words, like dollar.
Can AI Write Great Chart Titles?
I gave two AI tools – ChatGPT and Gemini – two simple datasets and asked them to generate insightful titles.
Graphing Qualitative Data
Announcing my new chart chooser with 22 qualitative data visualization options.
Three Dots
Use your chart title to communicate a takeaway idea. What if your takeaway idea is complex or multi-part? Employ three dots.
Data Viz for Social Media
If you want your data to get consumed by more people, you have to design it for viewing on social media platforms where they consume visuals.
Ban Pie Charts in your Annual Report
Henceforth I’m calling for a ban on pie charts in annual reports. The ban will be lifted when a company is able to credit a data viz designer (even an internal one) as a contributor to the report.
Charts for Researchers
Of course your chart arsenal includes your trusty bars & scatters. Add these 3 to your mix to gain clarity, get more eyeballs, be better understood.
Fonts for Graphs
When it comes to your graphs, you need condensed fonts.
Questions to Ask When Examining a Graph
Does the story told in the headline match the data used to bolster it? It’s really common for people to read a tweet and take it as the truth. Especially when it comes from official accounts like the White House. And while the Trump White House was notorious for it’s…