Types of Data Visualization – The Most Common Charts, Graphs, Formats & Tools

From the dreaded pie chart to the often-misunderstood Sankey diagram, we'll geek out on more data viz guidance, updating this list of categories and types. So bookmark this page and sign up for our data visualization newsletter to keep your data design brain well fed.

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Brand Guidelines for Data: Data Visualization Format of the Year (First Place)

Brand Guidelines for Data: The Data Visualization Format of the Year (First Place) Formatting All Data Visualization with Best Practice Principles In 2023, the visual branding of data has only

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Covid-19 Data Design and Dashboards

What do you think about the current methods of Covid-19 contact tracing? Where I live, it seems to be paper-based, paired with a non-functioning mobile app that gives me a

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Learn the Data Visualization Basics

Our Data Visualization Basics A Data Visualization Primer Let’s look at some data visualization basics. In today’s technologically advanced age, we are overwhelmed with data every day – not all

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Should You Use A Pie Chart?

Our Opinion On Pie Charts  …or the Case For and Against the Pie Chart. If there’s a list of controversial charts types in this world, then assume the pie chart

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Data Visualization Websites — 101 of the Best Sites & Resources

Data Visualization Websites — 101 of the Best Resources Ideas, inspiration blogs, people, tools, and more! We’ve searched and searched to bring you 101 data visualization websites that showcase the

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Dashboard Tips: 3 Alternatives To Using A Data Table

3 Alternatives To Using A Data Table Stop using tables. Seriously, there are better ways to show data. Here are three: When we run our data visualization workshops we run an

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6 Awesome Marketing Dashboards

6 of the Best Marketing Dashboards … And Why Your Business Needs One! Tired of tiny details and endless numbers on your marketing strategy report? Tired of constantly opening new tabs

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NPS Charts & Data Visualizations

6 Examples of NPS Charts: How to Best To Visualize a Net Promoter Score Love it, hate it (or neither…) – Net Promoter Score (NPS) is a key success measure

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Financial Operations Dashboard

Financial Operations & Reporting BI Dashboards A Business Dashboard for Reviewing Financial Risk Our client offers vehicle fleet leasing and management, Australia-wide, and internationally. Their solutions are time-saving and cost-effective, as well

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Excel Data Visualisation Artwork

Excel Data Visualization Artwork Project. Creating beautiful, artistic work exclusively in Excel. We were tasked by a digital agency to create something different for their client, using only the Microsoft product

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More Common Types Of Data Visualization

8 More Common Types of Data Visualization Following up on our previous list of 15 Types of Data Visualization, which you can find here, we’ve come up with 8 more

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