This presentation illustrates the visualisation techniqes available in CosmosQ3.2012. Find out more at http://www.kicktag.co.uk

1. Cosmos Data Visualisation
Chart Palette / Visualisation Options – QuickStart Guide
Q3 2012

2. Introduction
• Cosmos is a self-serve business intelligence tool consisting
of dashboard sharing (Cosmos Portal) and dashboard
creation (Cosmos Studio).
• Cosmos Studio allows users to select from 25 visualisation
styles.
• All the charts in this deck are simple examples created
within Cosmos Studio using sample data files from various
types of research.
• Remember that it is important to choose the right chart for
the job – not all styles will work for all sets of data!
• Find out more at http://www.kicktag.co.uk

3. Creating Charts in the “Mixing Deck”

4. Close-up: Visualisation “Palette”
Speedo- People Column
Gauge Bar Chart
meter Chart Chart
Scatter /
Radar Bubble /
Pie Chart Line Chart Area Chart
Chart Boston
Matrix
Pyramid Cone Funnel Surface
Treemap
Word
Org Chart Red Alert Scorecard Ranking
Cloud
Blank
Cross-tab Image Movie Text Panel
Panel

5. Speedometer

6. Gauge

7. People Chart

8. Bar Chart

9. Column Chart

10. Pie Chart

11. Line Chart

12. Area Chart

13. Radar Chart

14. Scatter/Bubble/Boston

15. Pyramid

16. Cone

17. Funnel

18. Surface Chart

19. Treemap

20. Organisation Chart

21. Red Alerts

22. Scorecard

23. Ranking Tables

24. Word Clouds

25. Cross-tab

26. Media Panels
• Video (YouTube or Kicktag-hosted)
• Images (Kicktag-hosted)
• Blank panels (for Dashboard layout)
• Text panels (for interpretation and help text)

27. Configuration Options
• Fonts, palettes (& custom palettes), shading modes
• Axis settings, decimal places
• Stats flags, benchmarks, targets
• SmartPalettes based on names (e.g. brands)
• SmartPalettes based on scores
• Annotations, ToolTips and base descriptions
• Dynamic behaviour – click-through and drilldown
• Mixed Type charts – e.g. lines/bars, speedo & gauge
• 3D, background images, transparency