> Excel's data visualization lack design edge. True, and uncontroversial. > What would you recommend as an alternative to create nice data visualizations? Th

> Excel's data visualization lack design edge. True, and uncontroversial. > What would you recommend as an alternative to create nice data visualizations? This is easy to ask and difficult to answer -- there are any number of ways to create a punchy data visualization, and more every day. The choices are so numerous that one feels an obligation to say, "It depends on what's being presented." If the data naturally have more than one dimension, then the presentation should also. There are many very nice ways to present complex data -- but those methods look misapplied if the data are simple. Google for "impressive graphs" to see some examples: https://www.google.com/search?q=impressive+graphs&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ https://www.google.com/search?q=impressive+graphs&tbm=isch&t... The Google search shows that one can easily go overboard with graphs, with the perverse effect of reducing the usefulness or understandability of the display.