Look Beyond the Bar Chart
October 12, 2026|
DatavizCommentary
Chartosaur Blog
Practical takes on data visualization and storytelling.
Charts That Take the Shape of the Data
October 3, 2026|
DatavizCommentary
Usually on my page, you see me highlighting simplicity and clarity in charts. That's typically my audience, a boardroom full of executives who need to understand the data quickly. But charts are also used for the public eye, and sometimes the goal can be to catch attention and make the data memorable.
A Better Way to Chart Likert Scale Responses
August 26, 2026|
Stacked Bar ChartSurvey DataCommentary
You want to visualize the results of one survey question so it feels natural to put everything in one chart, but in this case it's likely making the results harder to digest.
A Simple Trick to Make Heatmaps More Useful
August 23, 2026|
HeatmapMarginal PlotsGuide
Instead of reading through hundreds of individual values, a heatmap allows you to see the structure of the data easily. But there are a few questions that the heat map makes it hard to answer.
A Bubble Chart of the World's Most Addictive Apps
August 16, 2026|
Bubble ChartCommentary
A bubble chart of the 25 biggest apps, and what it costs to fit five variables onto one plot.
An Ordinary Chart That Does Everything Right
July 1, 2026|
ScatterCase Study
An ordinary scatter plot with a trendline, close to what Excel would give you by default, and the storytelling choices that make it land.
Reacting before reading
May 14, 2026|
Commentary
Interpretation is the hardest part of analysis to teach. Seven things a dip on a chart might actually be before it is a problem worth acting on.
A Slow Look at Redfin's Best Time to Buy Chart
May 9, 2026|
BeeswarmCase Study
