Phase three case studies, tips and resources
- Nicole Mc Neilly
Impact webinar
In 2020/2021, we held a series of online events to discuss everything impact-related with invited guests from the Europeana Network Association and beyond. Find out more about Phase three by watching our webinar and reading the summary of the discussion.
Useful resources
Evaluation Reporting | Community Solutions - a Primer on Innovative Evaluation Reporting
An overview of data visualisation tools
We’ve collected our experiences and done a quick review of the main data visualisation tools available. Here is our assessment!
As well as learning from experience and doing our own reviews, we’ve learned from the reviews of others including Big Data Made Simple and Toptal.
Features | Cost | Ease of use | Types of data sources | Types of outputs | Choice and flexibility of design (templates) | Best for |
Google Sheets | Free | Easy | 11 data import options | Image | Limited | Basic visualisations (charts) |
Excel | Paid subscription | Easy | 20 data import options | Image | Limited | Basic visualisations (charts) |
Datawrapper | Free plans available | Easy | Limited | Image and interactive graphs | 20 chart types, 3 map types & responsive tables | Maps and charts |
Tableau | Free public version available | Experience needed | All ranges and sizes of data | Image and interactive graphs | Lots of templates available | Advanced & dynamic visualisations |
Observable | Free | Coding skills needed | Limited direct import options; coding required | Image and interactive graphs | Lots of templates available | Advanced & dynamic visualisations |
D3.js | Free | Coding skills needed | Limited direct import options; coding required | Image and interactive graphs | No pre-built in charts | Advanced & dynamic visualisations |
Canva | Free to a certain point | Design skills useful | No data import option | Image | Lots of templates available | Infographics |
Piktochart | Free to a certain point | Design skills useful | No data import option. Limited ability to change data once uploaded | Image | Lots of templates available; | Infographics |
Infogram | Basic account is free but limited | Easy | Limited | Image and interactive graphs | 16 chart types, lots of infographic templates | Maps, charts, infographics, dashboards, social media |
RAWGraphs | Free (open source) | Medium | Import and copy and paste options | Charts | 24 chart types | Charts |
Training in data visualisation
Canva’s Design School has some short video tutorials to help you get started: Infographic design tips - Canva tutorials – Design School
Tableau has training available: Resources
Storytelling with Data hold workshops: storytelling with data workshops | data visualization training — storytelling with data
So does Information is Beautiful: Information is Beautiful
Coursera have plenty of training offers (some paid, some for free): Best Data Visualization Courses & Certificates [2025] | Coursera Learn Online
You can access training at Evergreen Data - it can be expensive, but you can also learn from her blogs: Evergreen Data
Excel and Google offer their own training and support - you can search for this online or via the programmes themselves