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.
Legend for a layered plot in Deneb
I came across this dataviz in my Twitter feed and it instantly drew my attention: My interest was in the aesthetics of the visual and not the subject matter. I…
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…
Visualising 2021
2021 was an extraordinary year for me. I’m a woman of few words, so rather than write about it, I’d thought I’d illustrate it. The below image is deeply personal,…
Raincloud Plots with Deneb
Raincloud plots are a relatively recent and effective addition to the data visualisation toolkit comprising three parts: 1) distributions as density (half-violin plot); 2) summary statistics (box plot) and 3)…
KPI Cards with Core Matrix Visual
I came across a Power BI report in development that had 127 visuals (with 107 of them being KPI Cards) on a page. It took a while to load (between…
Slope Graph with Core Visuals
How I created a slope graph with Power BI Core Visuals. Many people have demonstrated how to create a slope graph with Power BI Core visuals, but I was curious…
Line interpolation
Makeover Monday again! and this time I’m creating a slope graph. Yes, I could achieve this with the core visualisation, but I wouldn’t have as much control as I desired…
Exploring diversity
In recent days I received an email about a development program with sponsorship available for individuals who identify as being from a diverse background. This was followed by a long…