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How I design dashboards in Data Studio – Part 5: Understanding shapes and shape styles
This is the 5th part in a series on designing Data Studio dashboards. I suggest starting with part 1 and working your way through the series so you understand all the references in this article. Google Data Studio has three core shape elements: ▯ rectangles ▯◯ circles ◯– lines — That might …
How I design dashboards in Data Studio – Part 4: Color Palettes
This is the 4th part in a series on designing Data Studio dashboards. I suggest starting with part 1 and working your way through the series so you understand all the references in this article. Over the years color has become part of my signature style on Data Studio so I'm excited …
How I design dashboards in Data Studio – Part 3: Choosing your page style
This is the 3rd part in a series on designing Data Studio dashboards. I suggest starting with part 1 and working your way through the series so you understand all the references in this article. If you've read through part 1 and part 2 then you should have a sense …
The 11 Best Free Data Studio Templates in 2021
We've collected the best free templates released this year for marketing, ecommerce, analytics, and more. You can easily copy these reports and use them with your own data. If you need help figuring out how to copy a template there's a guide at the end explaining the process. If you …
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