Free Learning Resources: Use Images Creatively in Tableau Dashboard Design

I presented Dashboard Design Tips: Creative Ways to Use Images at the 2023 Tableau Conference (#data23). Here are the open learning resources for the presentation, including the demo dashboard, slide deck, image templates, and many more. May these resources help you transform your dashboard design practices!

A collage of four little images that show Kevin Wee presenting at the 2023 Tableau Conference in a session entitled Dashboard Design Tips: Creative Ways to Use Images. Each little image shows different slide. 1, Title slide; 2, screenshot of the demo dashboard; 3, explanation of one of the custom buttons made of an icon; 4, semitransparent annotation overlay. — I presented at the Tableau Conference for the very first time in May 2023. Photo credit: Kevin Ford.

Kevin Wee (me)

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The online version of my Tableau Conference presentation. Click the image to watch the video.

Tableau Conference Learning Resources

Presentation Materials

More Examples From Me

Others’ Dashboard Design Portfolios

May the materials above enable you to create excellent dashboards that help the communities you serve!

Tableau x Figma

I use Figma to generate images and gather icons for Tableau dashboards, including those shown at the Tableau conference. Figma is a user-friendly graphic design tool commonly used in software UI design. An increasing number of data practitioners have adopted it in their DataViz creation.

I developed a Tableau x Figma video series where I introduced Figma and–more importantly–how to integrate both apps in dashboard development. You may leverage the following videos and resources to follow along and learn the content.

How to Create a Background Image

The presentation was at the Colorado Tableau User Group on 15 Mar 2023.

How to Create an Annotation Overlay

The presentation was at the Analytics Tableau User Group on 24 Mar 2023.

For Both Topics

Stay tuned for more related materials in the near future!