Author: Alastair Otter
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7 chart tips for faster, clearer data storytelling
A great chart delivers insight instantly, helping readers understand complex stories in seconds. When done well, charts aren’t just a supplement: they are journalism, in a more visual form.
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The tools we use to make our charts and dashboards
We often get asked what tools power the hundreds of charts and dashboards we produce at The Outlier. From data crunching in Google Sheets to designing with Flourish and Figma, we’ve fine-tuned a process for creating both static and interactive visuals. Our special data deep dives are built with Svelte and D3.js to help bring…
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Paris 2024: South Africa’s Olympic journey in 7 charts
Paris 2024 – or, officially, the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad – gets underway on Friday, 26 July. It will be South Africa’s 21st Games, its ninth since the ban against its participation was lifted in 1992. South African athletes have won a total of 38 medals in the post-apartheid era – 11 gold, 18…