Data Visualization: Design, Craft & Teaching

Practice area

I design dashboards people actually read, teach the principles behind them, and write tutorials that turn hard Tableau problems into repeatable patterns.

Tableau, Visualization design, Dashboard UX, Training

Approach

Design philosophy


Good visualization is a decision tool, not decoration. Answer the question in order, make every comparison fair, show context (goal, prior period, trend), and remove anything that doesn’t help the reader act.


Featured builds


Quarterly MQL Pacing Dashboard · MQL Dashboard Build with self-labeling trend arrows · 12-week sparklines · [new samples coming]


Teaching


6 Analytical Principles of Data Visualization Design (Tufte-based internal training) · Webinar: Crafting an Impressive Data Portfolio


Writing


A Medium series breaking each technique into a reusable tutorial.

Outcome

Dashboards leaders use in weekly and quarterly reviews, analysts who build with shared principles, and public tutorials other practitioners reuse.

© Data Unicorn · Jennifer Newsome · Denver, CO