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Dieuwertje van Dijk - Data Visualization Designer

Dieuwertje van Dijk - Data Visualization Designer

Data, graphic design, illustration, food and mountains let her dopamine neurons spark on a daily basis. Most of the year she lives in Georgia where she spends her free time enjoying nature in a rooftop tent, eating khinkali and drinking wine.

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DataViz Best Practices, Dataviz Resources, Chart Design, Chart Types

Bar Chart vs. Histogram: Why Distributions Don't Have to Be Scary

Histograms and bar charts look almost identical. If you have ever stared at your data trying to...

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Dataviz Resources

Top 10 data visualizations of all time

You know that spark when a chart tells you more than words ever could? I’ve gathered ten standout...

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Report Design, Food For Thought, ESG Reporting

The Ultimate Guide to ESG Reporting

You may agree that environmental, social, and governance (ESG) reporting can feel complicated. You...

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DataViz Best Practices, Dataviz Resources, ESG Reporting

CSRD Reporting: Visualizing Long-Term Corporate Sustainability Targets (with examples from practice)

In this blog, we’ll explore the best ways to visualize long-term sustainability goals in CSRD...

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DataViz Best Practices, Dataviz Resources, ESG Reporting

The Ultimate Double Materiality Chart

In Part 2 of this educational guide, we identified key best practices for designing an effective...

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DataViz Best Practices, Dataviz Resources, ESG Reporting

Real-world Double Materiality Chart Examples

Now that we’ve introduced in Part 1 the concept of double materiality, how it’s measured, and why...
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DataViz Best Practices, Dataviz Resources, ESG Reporting

Understanding Double Materiality with Impactful Charts

At Datylon, we’ve become increasingly passionate about ESG reporting over the past few years—not...
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Report Design, Dataviz Resources, Report Server, Automated Reporting

Support Your Executives: Optimize Reporting for Strategic Success

Executive reports are crucial for supporting decision-makers to quickly understand the most...

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DataViz Best Practices, Report Design, Food For Thought, Reporting

Datylon vs Power BI for automated reporting

In the dynamic landscape of business intelligence, Datylon and Power BI stand out as premier tools...

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Product, Report Server, Reporting, Automated Reporting

Climbing the Ladder of Automated Reporting Solutions with Datylon

The arrival of report season can feel like encountering kryptonite for many office workers. Hours...

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