Written Visual Analytics Tutorials

The “Balance Scale chart” came to life during a team brainstorming session while building the Financial Analysis Swift as we…

Spider charts, also known as radar charts, are an engaging and perhaps underutilized chart for visual analytics. While this advanced…

A Tableau heat map is a chart type that allows users to quickly identify patterns in marks by using the…

At Playfair Data, we call calculated fields one of the “Big 3” – the three technical features that unlock the…

It’s hard to believe that another year has gone by and 2024 is just around the corner. While we are…

This tutorial explores a way to elevate the user experience of your visualizations by adding borders to highlight selections for…

Filters play a crucial role in allowing users the flexibility to manipulate dashboards to their liking. Multi-select filters can be…

Welcome to an exploration of Tableau’s Dynamic Zone Visibility, a powerful feature introduced in Tableau Desktop version 2022.3 that brings…

A diverging unit chart acts in the same fashion as a normal unit chart but adds another layer of insight…

A soundwave chart, which gets its name for its resemblance to a soundwave (shocking, I know), is excellent for measuring…

Tableau table calculations, while very powerful, can be both tricky and confusing to work with. There are some great benefits…

Radar charts can be a good option to make comparisons with your data, but one of the problems with this…

Creating a great executive dashboard for finance takes careful attention to design principles and a solid understanding of user needs.…

At Playfair Data, our designers, data specialists, and Tableau engineers team up for every client consulting project to curate practical…

As creators, we can use splash pages to inform dashboard users of something that may affect their journey. In the…

What an exciting year 2022 has been! As we reflect on our top 10 blog posts, it’s difficult not to…