Custom Dynamic Legends in Tableau
Data visualization tools provide many out-of-the-box elements that make our jobs as designers and developers easy. Tools like Tableau have
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Coloring the Ends of a Bar Chart in Tableau
The Theories We Learn As much as I’m a huge fan of color, I’m also an advocate for reducing it
How to Create Tabs in Tableau Using Parameters and Dynamic Zone Visibility
I’ve been working with a client for the past 4 years creating infographics for their printed annual report. This year,
Figma + Tableau: Creating Menu/Navigation Panels
In a 2021 post I shared how to use “blank” or “empty” characters as a placeholder in a Tableau text
Part 1 The Design: The Path to Awakening – A Year’s Worth of Sleep Data
In my 8+ years using Tableau, I’ve probably attempted to create most of the well-known and even obscure chart types.
*New Viz* The Cost of Data: One sheet, two chart
Using a 2021 MakeoverMonday data set from week 19, I created a simple viz that utilized three useful techniques: a
New Viz: Poison Exposures
July’s #ProjectHealthViz Data Set July has been a jam-packed data viz month. Why? Well, if you hadn’t heard, Tableau announced
Using Blank (Transparent) Shapes for Navigation Buttons
What are Navigation Buttons? As of Tableau 2018.3, we have had the “navigation button” dashboard object to provide our users
Utilizing Gestalt Principles to Improve Your Data Visualization Design
**This post serves as both a recap of February’s #ProjectHealthViz, which was on Sanitation, as well as a guide to
How to Create Halos Around Bar Charts
Modern Dashboards Modern dashboard designs are all the rage right now. The design layout and functionality often take concepts from
Viz Zen Data 