Introduction This week we’re going to build everyone’s favorite Power BI visual, a table! Tables are often dismissed as boring or “not visual enough,” but they’re also one of the most powerful tools we have for making decisions – when they’re designed with intent. In this workout, we’ll start with a very simple table […]
2026 Week 14 | Power BI: Drive insights with a simple table Read More »
Power BI, Workout Wednesday
Introduction I noticed this map from Visual Capitalist the other day. I like the idea of showing elevation using height, but since it’s a state average, it seems weird to show the spacial area of the state. I decided to try to make a tile map with the same information. While we could just use color
2026 Week 13 | Power BI: Tile Map with 3D Effect Read More »
Power BI, Workout Wednesday
Introduction This week we are looking at some newer core visuals and formatting features: cards that in a segmented tile layout, a slicer that supports partial text matching, and a matrix where the percentage-of-total calculation changes meaning depending on whether you’re looking at a subtotal or a detail row. The bonus challenge pushes into SVG-in-DAX
2026 Week 12 | Power BI: Custom matrix subtotals and cards with categories Read More »
Power BI, Workout Wednesday
Introduction This challenge focuses on a powerful Power BI technique: conditional visibility using overlapping visuals and dynamic transparency. Instead of hiding visuals entirely, you’ll learn to control visibility through background color transparency – making elements appear and disappear based on user selections. Based on the selection of countries, we are looking at differences in foreign
2026 Week 10 | Power BI: Dynamic visibility of visuals Read More »
Power BI, Workout Wednesday
Introduction The first snowfall in Denver was unseasonably late this year. So I got curious about the data and decided to make a visualization. While this one does communicate with data, it’s taking a bit of artistic license. This is your challenge as well: create a first snowfall scatterplot with some wintery visual effects. You
2025 Week 51 | Power BI: Holiday Traffic: Who Came, Who Left 🎄 Read More »
Power BI, Workout Wednesday
Introduction The first snowfall in Denver was unseasonably late this year. So I got curious about the data and decided to make a visualization. While this one does communicate with data, it’s taking a bit of artistic license. This is your challenge as well: create a first snowfall scatterplot with some wintery visual effects. You
2025 Week 50 | Power BI: First Snowfall Scatterplot Read More »
Power BI, Workout Wednesday
Introduction Welcome back to Workout Wednesday! This week we’re partnering with the Fabric Community team for their final QuickViz challenge! The idea is simple: create a single visual, upload the .pbix to the Fabric Community, and browse the other entries to see what you can learn! Read more about the challenge in the Fabric Community. Let’s
2025 Week 49 | Power BI: Join the last QuickViz Challenge Read More »
Power BI, Workout Wednesday
Introduction Welcome back to Workout Wednesday! This week we’re building a stream graph in Power BI! A stream graph is a variation of the stacked area chart that arranges categories so they flow above and below a central baseline. This creates a smooth, organic “stream” appearance. Stream graphs are excellent for visualizing how many categories change over time
2025 Week 48 | Power BI: Build a stream graph Read More »
Power BI, Workout Wednesday
Introduction This week we’re partnering with the Microsoft Fabric Community team to bring you a set of challenges that are taking place over the next month as a part of Fabric Data Days. Each week, they post a new mini-challenge, aimed at anyone looking to practice dataviz skills, explore new visuals, and engage with the
2025 Week 47 | Power BI: Join a(nother) QuickViz Challenge Read More »
Power BI, Workout WednesdayIntroduction This week we’re partnering with the Microsoft Fabric Community team to bring you a set of challenges that are taking place over the next month as a part of Fabric Data Days. Each week, they post a new mini-challenge, aimed at anyone looking to practice dataviz skills, explore new visuals, and engage with the
2025 Week 46 | Power BI: Join a QuickViz Challenge Read More »
Power BI, Workout Wednesday