Avoiding Common Pitfalls in Chart Design
Choosing and designing charts is a deceptively challenging aspect of data visualization. It can seem obvious when someone else made…
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About Alyssa
Alyssa brings a creative background and analytics skills together to create beautiful, informative visualizations. She holds an MBA from Kansas State University. Alyssa is a voracious reader and loves to draw, paint, and bake in her free time.
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Simple Fonts: Mastering Font Essentials in Figma
Choosing the right font or combination of fonts can significantly influence the overall style and perception of your dashboards. The…
Exploring the History of Data Visualization
If you’re reading this post, it’s highly likely that you either have some familiarity with or are interested in data…
Applying Gestalt Principles to Dashboard Design
Have you ever heard the Gestalt Principles referenced when people are talking about data visualization or design? The Gestalt Principles…
Why You Should Visualize Your Personal Data
Sometimes the sheer amount of data available at our fingertips can make it feel impossible to choose a topic for…
3 More Ways to Make Lovely Line Graphs in Tableau
Tableau line graphs are one of the most widely used visualizations on dashboards today – it’s hard to beat a…
3 Ways to Optimize Tableau Workbook File Size
Are you running into file size issues when you attach Tableau workbooks to emails? Has IT asked your team to…
How to Do Advanced Dynamic Zone Visibility in Tableau
Released with version 2022.3, Dynamic Zone Visibility is a relatively new feature in Tableau. In a previous post, Playfair Data…
3 Ways to Make Lively Lollipop Charts in Tableau
If you’ve worked in data analytics or data visualization for any length of time, you’ll know that bar charts are…
3 More Ways to Make Charming Crosstabs in Tableau
One of the most challenging aspects of data visualization can be getting stakeholders to buy into using something other than…
How to Do Button Swapping with Parameters in Tableau
One of the best ways to take a dashboard to the next level is to incorporate interactivity beyond what’s available…
How to Make an Expanding Donut Chart in Tableau
Did you know that pie charts have been around for over 220 years?! They first appeared in 1801 in William…