A while ago I stumbled upon this website with executions in the state of Texas. Then you start thinking about all that happened and other intimidating stuff. After that it took me a while – after bookmarking the source – when I found it again in one of my bookmark collections. This started me to […]
I often hear a question like ‘How should one design a dashboard?’. Oftentimes this conversation is about charts, design elements, positioning/layout or colors. In this case people should already be familiar with their content and data, right? Then most of the times I’m still surprised people don’t always know the content and the exact requirements […]
Lately the concept of ‘Link Analysis’ gains more attraction. We see these analyses on more places then ever…
Sometimes I write “I’ll be posting this or that somewhere in the future…” But actually my activities get distracted a lot by what I see and experience every day. Recently this again is the case. I’ve been quite interested in the ‘Quantified Self’ hype which is going on lately. I find it interesting to put ‘my’ […]
In this tutorial you will learn about the creation and value of a grid heat chart. To be able to develop this chart we advice you to download the necessary QlikView file, it can be found at: http://qlikshow.com/Qlik/Exercise app.qvw Introduction Spotting seasonal trends will in most cases be done with a line chart. But in […]
In this tutorial you will learn about the creation and value of a chart that is set up for comparison (benchmarking). To be able to develop this chart we advice you to download the necessary QlikView file, it can be found at: http://qlikshow.com/Qlik/Exercise app.qvw Introduction Benchmarking is simply the comparison of one organization’s practices and […]
When Google’s Mobile development platform was introduced, the presenter said: Right now there are thirty-one satellites zipping around the world with nothing better to do than help you find your way to the grocery store. This proves that finding your way “first time right” has turned into a commodity. As companies transport goods and cargo, […]
Recently I read a really interesting post. The post was about ‘when we add context or description to certain situations, after that we are to experience same situation accordingly’. This article also describes how our brain works when we look at data visualizations and their information designs. Now look at the next examples. Chart 1: […]
In the previous two posts (Part 1 and Part 2) about using scatter charts I tried to give some interesting use cases for how and when to use them. Next to that I wanted to give some insight in how to design these charts for a better user experience. In this post I wanted to […]
How does performance look compared to last month? This could be a typical question in which analysis plays an important role. Looking into variance over time is something we do in lots of business reviews. Giving insight into these kind of questions can be hard, because there are lots of categories and dimensions in which […]