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Video 01
Understanding and Perfecting the Big Picture

Video 02
Setting Things in Motion by Making Your View Interactive

Video 03
Making Your Viz Shine with Advanced Formatting


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Techniques for making effective vizes

Purpose
Big Picture: Know What You're Trying to Say

Viz Design
Choosing Views: Find the Best View for Your Data
Dashboard Structure: Build Intelligently
View Orientation: This Side up

View Choices
Pie Charts: Infrequent Servings Are Best
Sizing Vizes: Building for the Web
Data Emphasis: Emphasize the Most Important Data

Interactivity
Highlighting: Emphasize Relationships and Trends
Quick Filters: Add Simple Interactivity
Actions: Supercharged Interactivity
Hyperlinking: Use the Power of the Web

Formating
Color: Make Your Viz Pop
Fonts: Can You Read This?
Tooltips: Tips for Use
Axes: (Aren't Evil)

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