How to make your data look great by visualizing differently.
How to build complex charts in Tableau Software
The use of curvy line charts is often arguable. The issue is that the curves between the points can lead to misrepresentation, suggesting than more data are connected. But I can’t help it, I really like the design of those smooth lines. In some cases, It definitely looks better.
A while ago I shared with you a way to build a barchart race with Tableau 2019.x or less. The tutorial implied to work with data densification and some heavy table calculations. Good news, it will be faaaar more easier to build with the new animation feature coming to Tableau 2020.x.
The Tableau Conference Europe 2019 in Berlin was the occasion to reveal the technique behind my curved gradient area chart. … More
Edit: if you use a new release of Tableau equal or above 2020.x, you will find an easier way to … More
I love Marimekko! I know, these words sound perfectly geeky, I assume. Simple looking, they still encode more information than … More
Two weeks have passed since IronViz. Many of you are still wondering what magic lies behind the design of the “weather … More
I have been trying to build a Stream Graph in Tableau for a few days now. What a coincidence, Alex Jones offered … More
