Data Storytelling Dashboard
The "Before": A Typical Software Default Chart
This is a standard bar chart that software like Excel might produce. While it shows the data, it doesn't communicate a clear message. It's cluttered and requires the audience to do the work of interpretation.
The "After": An Evergreen-Inspired Data Story
This version is designed to tell a specific story. It uses a clear title to state the main point, strategic color to draw attention, and removes unnecessary clutter to focus the audience on the key insight.
Key Improvements:
- Action-Oriented Title: The title clearly states the main takeaway message.
- Strategic Color: A single, bright color highlights the most important data point (the West region), while gray de-emphasizes the rest.
- Decluttered View: Unnecessary elements like the Y-axis line, gridlines, and borders have been removed to reduce visual noise.
- Direct Labeling: Data labels are placed directly on the bars, so the audience doesn't have to look back and forth to a Y-axis.