Visual Analytics and Tableau Blog

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

Line graphs are one of the most widely used visualizations on dashboards today – it’s hard to beat a line…

URL Actions and webpage objects are not new Tableau features, and a few use cases have been covered previously by…

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

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

Great visualizations answer the question – “Compared to what?” – without making users expend much effort uncovering their next actionable…

Game-Changing Data Visualization 2023 NFL Diversity and Inclusion Report Visualizations   Just one week from the NFL draft, to be…

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

Spatial data is becoming increasingly relevant in the world of data visualization, and is easier to use with Tableau than…

There are many ways to detect outliers in your data but flagging them for your end users may present some…

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…