22-25 April 2026
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SQLBits 2026

From KPI to Clarity: Design Powerful Power BI Card Visuals

Numbers without context... That is recurring mistake I see report developers in BI make With my favorite โšก๐—›๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—ฃ๐—ผ๐˜๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—Ÿ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐˜๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฉ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐—น, ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ ๐—ก๐—ฒ๐˜„, I have so many options of adding context and layers of information and analysis. From accent bar, reference labels, tooltip pages, SVG's and even drill-through functionality. However, it feels like a dropdown in a dropdown in a dropdown of properties. So overwhelming for many. Walk away with practical patterns, a clear recipe for creating Card visuals that communicate real insight with a sprinkle of magic
Numbers without context...

That is recurring mistake I see report developers in BI make

With my favorite โšก๐—›๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—ฃ๐—ผ๐˜๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—Ÿ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐˜๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฉ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐—น, ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ ๐—ก๐—ฒ๐˜„, I have so many options of adding context and layers of information and analysis. From accent bar, reference labels, tooltip pages, SVG's and even drill-through functionality.

However, it feels like a dropdown in a dropdown in a dropdown of properties. So overwhelming for many.

In this session, youโ€™ll learn:
โ‘  Why KPIs? Whatโ€™s a good KPI? Clarity, context, and usability
โ‘ก Anatomy of Card Visual
โ‘ข Effective Storytelling requires DAX
โ‘ฃ Practical Card Visual build-through
โ‘คHow to sync Card formatting to a report JSON theme
โ‘ฅ Add customizable Style Presets for consistency and flexibility
โ‘ฆRecommended visual components & a reusable design framework

Walk away with practical patterns, a clear recipe for creating Card visuals that communicate real insight with a sprinkle of magic