Three Dots

Use your chart title to communicate a takeaway idea. What if your takeaway idea is complex or multi-part? Employ three dots.

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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.

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Show All the Data

So what do you do if your audience is asking you to show all the data? Here are a few solid ideas plus one key question to ask.

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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.

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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…

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