VizChitra 2025

Summary of the talk:

The main reason for ineffective data viz is the lack of a structured way to think about data viz. Effective data visualisation requires both skills and mindset.

How does human perception, cognition and psychology affect the success of your charts?

How can you better serve your audience using the best of UX and product thinking?

Can data viz really be broken down into a framework or process? Yes it can! I’ll explain my USER framework for data visualisation - a structured way to get to the right visual for your audience, everytime. This is the same framework on which we’ve built our flagship product, ChartBoss.

We’ll also go through multiple chart audits and makeovers to help illustrate each concept.

Key takeaways: A simple but effective framework to make charts that get the insight across. Additionally, an understanding of the WHY behind the best practices of data visualization

Audience: BI developers, dashboard designers, data analysts, functional analysts, consultants

Bio: Hi, Im Vikram Nayak, the Founder of ChartBoss. I’m on a mission to transform how data insights are communicated, so that they are understandable, usable and useful. At ChartBoss, we’re building easy-to-use AI tools for both experts and non-experts to make charts and dashboards that are super-effective.

For the last 5 years, I’ve consulted with multiple organizations to help them build data products that actually get used. These include Trendlyne - a stock market analytics platform with 1M+ users and Stylumia - an AI fashion consumer intelligence company. I’ve also conducted workshops on data visualisation and data product design at Delhivery, Stylumia and NSRCEL @ IIMB.