Mar 29, 2017 · The importance of decluttering when communicating visually with data is something that I talk about regularly (you can watch a video from me on this topic, and I've …

Jan 10, 2021 · We should aim to identify and eliminate clutter so that our graphs feel approachable and less complicated. This article shows one example of a decluttering process.

May 18, 2023 · For data storytellers, understanding how to avoid clutter can be useful because you want your data charts to communicate clearly and concisely. It’s especially important to …

Jan 30, 2024 · In this post, I have created a line chart with sales revenue by two locations, including a title, X/Y axes, legend, all the data labels. Looks good, doesn’t it? Using this line …

Nov 6, 2024 · In this example of one of the worst data visualizations, the excess of information is overwhelming. Without interactive features such as filtering or drilling, all the data is presented …

Jun 4, 2020 · Today’s post describes two alternative options for Line Charts with many data series: an interactive band chart (without VBA) or a line chart highlighting one data series …

Avoid any excess clutter or overly complex visuals. Relevance: The visualization should address the question or speak to the issue at hand, highlighting the most important insights. …

Mar 1, 2016 · Check out the following video to find out why and learn why clutter in data visualization is a bad thing and how to avoid it. Specifically, I'll cover five tips and examples …

Here is a good example that takes a cluttered graphic from viz.wtf and gets rid of the unnecessary elements. This example comes from the website Storytelling with data by Cole Nussbaumer …

Let’s take a closer look at the benefit that decluttering can have on our data visualizations. See the visual below, which shows time to close deals, measured in days, for direct and indirect …