How To Create A Simple Yet Effective Bar Chart

How to answer the question, “What am I looking at here?”

This article will guide the reader on creating “photoshoot” ready bar graphs to enhance visual storytelling. Graphs that stand-alone and require little explanation are essential when describing information related to complex data sets. Illustration by Marguerite Siboni

Introduction

As a DataViz trainer, I use many applications and programming frameworks to create charts of different shapes and sizes. These tools are designed to develop an initial chart of a distinct type with a small amount of effort. However, there is…