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Your Charts Are Confusing. Here’s How to Fix Them.
Read Time – 4 minutes
We’ve all seen them.
Dashboards overflowing with colorful charts. Reports packed with complex visuals. Slides that feel like a data dump.
The problem? Most charts don’t make insights clear—they make them harder to find.
If your audience has to decode your visual before they ...
by Zack Mazzoncini —
Mar 12, 2025
chart design
dashboard design
data storytelling
data visualization
effective charts
report clarity
Don't Give Stakeholders What They Ask For, Do This Instead.
Read time: 3 minutes
Stakeholders often think they know how they want data presented.
They request raw spreadsheets, giant pivot tables, and long lists of numbers, believing that more data means more control.
But here’s the problem: What they ask for isn’t always what actually helps them make bet...
by Zack Mazzoncini —
Feb 04, 2025
business reporting
dashboard design
data clarity
decision-making
executive insights
stakeholder communication
More Data Isn’t the Answer
Read time: 4 minutes
When everything looks important, nothing stands out.
Dashboards, reports, and presentations often overwhelm audiences with walls of numbers—forcing them to search for the insights that matter most.
But here’s the fix: Use big numbers strategically.
Big numbers cut through the...
by Zack Mazzoncini —
Jan 28, 2025
business communication
dashboard design
data clarity
data storytelling
data visualization
stakeholder engagement
The Myth of the "Perfect Dashboard"
Read time: 3 minutes
I’ll come right out and say it: most dashboards fail to tell a cohesive story.
We’ve all seen it—dashboards crammed with charts, numbers, and filters, trying to be everything for everyone. They’re supposed to be the holy grail of data storytelling, yet they often leave audien...
by Zack Mazzoncini —
Jan 14, 2025
connecting data
dashboard design
data storytelling
stakeholder alignment
storytelling strategies
visual clarity
Why More Colors Are Confusing
Read time: 4 minutes
When presenting data, don’t overwhelm your audience with a ton of colors in your charts if you want to tell a clear and compelling story.
Why?
When your charts look like a rainbow of colors, your audience is left confused, distracted, and unsure of what to focus on. Multiple ...
by Zack Mazzoncini —
Jan 07, 2025
chart design
color in charts
dashboard design
data storytelling
stakeholder alignment
visual clarity
Stop Wasting Time: Start Sketching Your Data Ideas
Read time: 6 minutes
Early in my career, I skipped sketching my ideas and dove straight into creating polished data presentations.
I remember one project vividly. I was tasked with delivering a dashboard for a high-profile client. In my rush to deliver something impressive, I bypassed sketching a...
by Zack Mazzoncini —
Jan 01, 2025
dashboard design
data presentation
data storytelling
data visualization
sketching toolkit
stakeholder alignment