Recording

Slides

Agenda

• What is the MIT TUG?
• Tip or Trick or Treat

• Chat with fellow MIT TUG members

Key Links

Colors

• Color palette generators:
  • Gradient Generator: https://www.learnui.design/tools/gradient-generator.html

  • ColorBrewer2: https://colorbrewer2.org/

  • Coolors: https://coolors.co/

  • MIT Colors

    • MIT Graphic Identity: https://web-mit-edu.ezproxyberklee.flo.org/graphicidentity/colors.html

    • Sloan: https://mitsloan-mit-edu.ezproxyberklee.flo.org/brand-guidelines/color-imagery

• Color contrast checkers:

  • Coblis Color Blindness Simulator: https://www.color-blindness.com/coblis-color-blindness-simulator/

  • Colour Contrast Analyser (CCA): https://www.tpgi.com/color-contrast-checker/

• Creating custom color palettes in Tableau: https://help.tableau.com/current/pro/desktop/en-us/formatting_create_custom_colors.htm

Charts and Dashboards

• Sankeys
  • Flerlage Twins: https://www.flerlagetwins.com/2018/04/sankey-template.html
  • Sankey Tableau Extension: https://exchange.tableau.com/products/171
• Starter dashboard on the Tableau Exchange: https://exchange.tableau.com/accelerators

Performance Tips

• Optimizing workbook performance: https://help.tableau.com/current/pro/desktop/en-us/performance_tips.htm
• View acceleration: https://help.tableau.com/current/server/en-us/data_acceleration.htm
• Designing Efficient Workbooks whitepaper: https://www.tableau.com/learn/whitepapers/designing-efficient-workbooks

Higher Education TUG

• Higher Ed TUG (HETUG): https://usergroups.tableau.com/HigherEducation
• Slack: https://higher-ed-tableau.slack.com