Visual Analytics and Tableau Blog

Figma isn’t just for designers. If you’re a data engineer, analyst, Tableau / Power BI user who has been curious…

When you publish a Tableau dashboard, you want to ensure that every user, regardless of their data literacy, can easily…

What makes dashboards attractive, engaging, and thought-provoking? While data can craft a compelling narrative, the human eye is naturally drawn…

Over the years, Playfair Data has been honored to receive and be nominated for several design awards for our products.…

When it comes to demonstrations, it goes without saying that you want your stakeholders to walk away “wowed.” But what…

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

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

Low-fidelity (or Lo-Fi) designs are simple sketches that outline the key elements of a dashboard. In many ways, it stands…

If you’ve worked in data analytics or data visualization for any length of time, you’ll know that bar charts are…

At Playfair Data, we pride ourselves in improving the UX of dashboards to transform raw data into powerful insights. To…

In version 2022.4, Tableau Desktop introduced us to a brand new feature: Image Role. This UX-enhancing tool allows users to…

One of the most challenging aspects of data visualization can be getting stakeholders to buy into using something other than…