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Category: Experimentation

Breaking the Rules

My latest Deneb creation breaks ALL THE RULES of Dataviz But. I like it! This is a visual I designed for myself. I’m fascinated with the human body and the…

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Published September 29, 2022
Categorized as Deneb, Experimentation, Infographic

Reversed Deviation Icicle Chart

A deviation icicle chart is an uncommon chart to show variance from a target or baseline value across time. There are a multitude of ways to show comparison to target…

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Published September 5, 2022
Categorized as Custom Visualisations, Deneb, Experimentation

A Game with Field Parameters

Power BI Word Game

This mid-year has been an awfully busy time for me. A number of family events, holidays and a company change, have kept me occupied. Which has meant that it’s taken…

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Published August 8, 2022
Categorized as Experimentation

Power BI + Adobe = Magic

Adobe Illustrator has been a tool in my dashboard design kit for quite a while. I’ve used it predominately for creating report assets such as icons, headers and backgrounds. I’ve…

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Published April 22, 2022
Categorized as Creative, DataViz, Deneb, Experimentation, Musings

Position with PureViz

This post is a continuation of my exploration of the latest updates on the PureViz custom visual for Power BI. In my previous post, I looked at colour fill and…

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Published April 11, 2022
Categorized as Creative, Experimentation, How To's, Infographic, PureViz

Thinking about target bands

I’ve come across many charts like this in the wild. This one depicts utilisation and RAG status by month. They’re not bad charts, they serve a purpose, but they could…

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Published March 4, 2022
Categorized as DataViz, Deneb, Experimentation

Images and custom shapes in Deneb

Over the past few months, I’ve had considerable fun exploring images and custom shapes with Deneb Custom visual for Power BI. I’ve finally gotten around to blogging about it. There…

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Published January 6, 2022
Categorized as Custom Visualisations, Deneb, Experimentation, Vega-Lite

Reasons to avoid gradient backgrounds on Power BI reports

Gradient Optical Illusion

Gradient backgrounds are all the rage in dashboard design. They appear to be floating around everywhere. Looks cool right? Perhaps. I am not a fan, and for some time have…

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Published May 9, 2021
Categorized as DataViz, Experimentation, Musings, Power BI

Exploring Data-Driven SVG Part 4 Animation and Filters

After exploring SVG size, colour fill, pattern fill, rotation, polygon paths and arcs, the next natural progression was to explore filters and animation. There are a few methods to animating…

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Published February 26, 2021
Categorized as Creative, Experimentation, HTML Content Visual, SVG

Exploring Data-Driven SVG Part 3 Polygons and Arcs

Following Data-Driven SVG Parts 1 & 2; I next explored polygon paths and arcs. The below “infographic” was an exercise in creativity and was never intended to inform. Thus, breaks…

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Published January 4, 2021
Categorized as Creative, Experimentation, HTML Content Visual, SVG

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