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The 6 best free Google Data Studio templates

For Adwords, Google Analytics, Paid Media and eCommerce

Aug 5, 2018

A white and blue themed dashboard built for non-profits

Aug 5, 2018

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I bet you didn’t know that Excel could do this

A brief exploration into the outer limits of Excel’s functionality

Nov 22, 2022

I bet you didn’t know that Excel could do this

Nov 22, 2022

Why you should (probably) build your 1st dashboard in Excel

Almost all dashboard projects can benefit from building a prototype in Excel — many should be built entirely in Excel

Jun 27, 2022

Why you should (probably) build your 1st dashboard in Excel

Jun 27, 2022

5 of my favorite Excel dashboard examples

It’s easier than you think to build powerful dashboards in Excel

May 31, 2022

5 of my favorite Excel dashboard examples

May 31, 2022

The Excel-to-PowerPoint Connection

The easiest way to automatically update data in your slide decks

May 30, 2022

The Excel-to-PowerPoint Connection

May 30, 2022

3 Excel features that barely anybody knows about

Hold on to your spreadsheets, I’m about to blow your mind!

May 15, 2022

3 Excel features that barely anybody knows about

May 15, 2022

The Excel+Design newsletter has launched on Product Hunt!

Building out the newsletter has been a labor of love and I’ve finally had a chance to launch it to the world.

May 10, 2022

The Excel+Design newsletter has launched on Product Hunt!

May 10, 2022

Inserting dynamic cell values into shapes & text boxes in Excel — A quick tutorial

The 1st step towards building dynamic dashboards

May 6, 2022

Inserting dynamic cell values into shapes & text boxes in Excel — A quick tutorial

May 6, 2022

Spreadsheets in full color

There’s no need for spreadsheets to be shades of grey, this is how you can design colorful spreadsheets that stand out

Apr 28, 2022

Spreadsheets in full color

Apr 28, 2022

Building a data viz newsletter that people actually want to open

Can you go from Ø to 1000 true fans by giving away valuable template files for free?

Apr 26, 2022

Building a data viz newsletter that people actually want to open

Apr 26, 2022

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Excel is your most overlooked design tool

A designer’s perspective on the world’s #1 spreadsheet tool — how to build infographics, dashboards, presentations & more

Apr 19, 2022

Image of four dark colored Excel dashboards including bright visualizations in a brick pattern

Apr 19, 2022

How to make Google Data Studio look less like… Data Studio

How to make your Data Studio dashboard designs look like they were built by a team of developers & designers

Apr 15, 2022

How to make Google Data Studio look less like… Data Studio

Apr 15, 2022

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Data visualization in full color

The data viz world seems to have an aversion to color. It’s treated like a distraction from the data, instead of an integral part of every…

Apr 13, 2022

Data visualization in full color

Apr 13, 2022

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Mastering Excel: Infographics

How to make engaging infographics using nothing but Excel

Apr 8, 2022

Mastering Excel: Infographics

Apr 8, 2022

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Secrets of Excel: break free from the grid layout

Build better Excel visualizations with the card layout method

Apr 6, 2022

Secrets of Excel: break free from the grid layout

Apr 6, 2022

How to make Excel look less like… Excel

6 features that you can use to make your Excel dashboards look like they were custom built by a team of developers

Feb 28, 2022

A green dashboard with charts and metrics laid out in a grid pattern

Feb 28, 2022

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The most overlooked opportunity for Excel users is visual design

When you think of Excel, you probably think of spreadsheets with rows and rows of data. Maybe you imagine a few fields for inputs and…

Sep 3, 2021

The most overlooked opportunity for Excel users is visual design

Sep 3, 2021

Lessons learned from dozens of performance dashboard projects— make it so easy your intern can do…

Every day more and more people are tasked with being “data driven”. It’s great in theory, but in practice it can involve a messy process of…

Aug 27, 2021

Lessons learned from dozens of performance dashboard projects— make it so easy your intern can do…

Aug 27, 2021

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The setup I use to build dashboard prototypes that look custom coded, use real data, and cost…

Brought to you by: The Data Studio Design Toolkit

Aug 25, 2021

The setup I use to build dashboard prototypes that look custom coded, use real data, and cost…

Aug 25, 2021

How I design dashboards in Data Studio — Part 2: Structuring and organizing your page

May 6, 2021

How I design dashboards in Data Studio — Part 2: Structuring and organizing your page

May 6, 2021

Josh Cottrell-Schloemer

Josh Cottrell-Schloemer

Building data-focused products. Startups acquired=1. Hobby = making Google Data Studio & Excel beautiful.

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