D3 Style Guide
The D3 Style Guide walks through each element of designing reports that emphasize simplicity, and maximize comprehension.
Design Your Visualization
The Data Playbook section on communicating results breaks down tips on how to design your data visualization to tell a powerful story.
Data Visualization Checklist
The Data Visualization Checklist is a compilation of 24 guidelines on how graphs should be formatted to best show the story in your data. The 24 guidelines are broken down into 5 sections: Text, Arrangement, Color, Lines, and Overall.
5 Step Data Visualization Checklist
This data visualization checklist provides 5 questions that help you highlight interesting data points so you can successfully convey your story.
Data Visualization Design Process: A Step-by-Step Guide for Beginners
This step-by-step data visualization guide walks you through the data visualization design process so you know what to do first, second, and third as you transform your spreadsheets into stories.