A PowerPoint Quick Trick I found myself needing to create some chart icons this week and I was without my trusty Adobe Illustrator. I instead brought out PowerPoint and began…
Quick Chart Makeover
I came across this Global Views on Abortion Report which showed the following graph: It was great to compare support for permitting abortion across different countries, but it was a…
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…
A Game with Field Parameters
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…
On Patterns and Textures
*WARNING* This article contains images that may be potential vestibular and photosensitivity risk. In playing with Deneb this last year I had great fun exploring pattern fill options. This was…
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…
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…
Comics with PureViz
I recently discovered a new feature in PowerPoint – “Cartoon People”. It offers the ability to mix and match bodies, faces and expressions and looked quite a bit of fun.…
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…
Community Heroes
Personal reflections.