POWER BI Data Visualization
POWER BI Data Visualization
Agenda
• What is Story Telling with Data
• Science Behind Data Visualization
• Process Behind Data Visualization
• Custom Visuals
• Dashboards and Reports
• Polishing & Formatting
COURSE OBJECTIVES
By the end of this course, you gain a better understanding of Storytelling with Data.
Specifically you will be able to:
• Understand the need for storytelling • Gain familiarity with Power BI report
with data layouts and structure
• Understand the art behind • Gain familiarity over the use of Power
visualizations BI custom visuals
Iconic
memory
Short Term
memory
Long Term
Memory
Iconic Memory
• Grid lines
• No highlights
Iconic
memory • Lasts for a Long Time
Rapid
Prototype
Who? Where?
What? How Many?
When? Why? User Feedback
User Feedback
Relationship Relationship
Clustered Column Stacked Area Line and Stacked Column Map Multi-row Card
No Dashboard
Report is directly
Summary Project Orion Project Draco Project Pisces
shared with users
Dashboard Dashboard Dashboard Dashboard
Subscription Web Report Audit Report Telemetry Project Orion Project Project
Report Report Report Draco Report Pisces
Report
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Reports
- Layout & Structure
Use Storyboarding to Design Report Layout
Logo Subject
When?
Who? Where?
What?
Pixie
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Types of Colors
• Do not have more than 3-5 colors display on a single visual (think of Short Term memory)
• Try to have a semantic meaning for your colors (Red = Bad, Green = Good)
2 Font Types
Try all three techniques to see which one looks the best
• Use a higher weight font from same family for Titles rather than (bold) Ex. Segoe UI Bold
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Different Ways to Use Symbols
(rendered in Black/White)
• Locate the web page for the desired symbol
• Scroll down to see the “Your Browser” section
• Highlight the symbol and copy ( Ctrl+C )
• Paste ( Ctrl+V ) into the formula bar of your DAX
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KPIs
Instructors: