Handbooks

Enhancing Report Performance - Reduce Visual Interactions

Enhancing Report Performance - Remove Grid Elements As You Go

Using Comparison Visuals - Ribbon Charts

Using Comparison Visuals - Area Charts

Using Comparison Visuals - Donut Charts

Using Comparison Visuals - Grouped Bar Charts

Using Comparison Visuals - Shape Maps

Order Your Data

Avoid Slanted Labels

Use Suitable Proportions

Include A Zero Baseline

Don’t Use too Many Colors

Use Color to Make Important Information Stand Out

Pick Colors That Are Easily Distinguishable

Use a Single Color for Continuous Data

Supporting Tooltips

Less Is More

Supporting Text

Menu Component Breakdown

Subtle Call To Actions

Using Subheadings

No Shouting Needed

Visual Hierarchy

Working With Icons

Accessible Colors

Building A Color Palette

Sizing Guide

Sizing is About Hierarchy

Not All Visuals Are Equal

Multiple Tabs

Using an Overlay Menu

Margins & Padding

Design Checklist

Choose Your Layout

Choose Your Visuals

Define Your Insights

Steps to Building a Report

More Themes for Design Inspiration

We're sharing more themes to help with design ideas, this time with a wider range of colors and more dark themes.

Top Resources to Improve your Design Skills

A curated list of our favorite design and data visualization resources for learning and inspiration.

10 Power BI Design Principles

Learn the 10 Power BI design principles that you should follow to make your dashboards stand out.

Basics of Building a Power BI Dashboard

Learn the basics of building a Power BI dashboard to ensure your users engage with and retain the valuable insights you're providing.

Using Data Storytelling to Elevate Your Dashboards

Learn how to use data storytelling to help your users better understand and retain information.

Why Color is Important in Power BI Dashboard Design

Learn why color is an important part of the Power BI design process and how it can help you to tell a better data-driven story.

Top 4 Data Visualization Best Practices

Learn the top 4 data visualization best practices you should be using to create meaningful insights.

Poorly Designed Power BI Dashboards Are Bad For Business

Learn how failing to implement Power BI design in your dashboards can hold your business back.

Why You Need Well Designed Power BI Reports

Learn why you need Power BI design to make your reports stand out.

Power BI Dashboard Design Best Practice

Learn about the Power BI dashboard design best practices to create memorable reports.

Top 4 Reasons Why Data Visualisation Is Important

Learn why data visualization seems to be the new trend and how you can take advantage of it.

10 Must Have Power BI Visuals

Learn about the 10 must have Power BI visuals and when to use them.