Data and Design

A journey into the world of data visualization through the eyes of a designer.

Tableau is cool, but it does not prioritize design. When I first put my data visualization together, a peer said it looked like a middle school math test. Not great.

Later on, I stumbled upon a way to make my visualizations not look like middle school math tests! I designed the visual elements and layout of the visualization in Figma and imported them into Tableau.

Figma has a place in my heart, but I have mixed feelings about Tableau. It is wonderful when you are crunching numbers and has so many incredible ways to analyze data. But it could use some built-in design elements to make important data insights more engaging.

Check out the full journey, filled with number crunching and misadventures, on Medium.