--- sidebar_position: 3.6 title: Dive theme gallery description: Ready-to-use theme prompts for Dives with screenshots showing each style applied to the same dataset --- import EmbeddedDive from '@site/src/components/EmbeddedDive'; Dives give you unlimited abilities in creating visualizations, but that does not automatically mean *good* visualizations. Use the following themes to guide your AI agent to learn from decades of experienced, excellent data visualizers. Pick a theme, copy the prompt, and paste it into your AI agent alongside your data question. The live theme gallery Dive below lets you switch between all 15 themes interactively. ## Tufte Minimal Inspired by Edward Tufte, *The Visual Display of Quantitative Information* (1983). ![A Dive styled with the Tufte Minimal theme showing monochrome charts with generous whitespace and no gridlines](./img/theme_gallery_tufftle_minimal.png) ```text Create a Dive with a Tufte Minimal style. Inspired by: Edward Tufte, The Visual Display of Quantitative Information (1983). Visual rules: - Background: #FFFFF8. Text: #111. Muted: #666. - Chart colors: monochrome ["#111","#666","#999"]. - Font: Georgia, serif. Titles: normal weight, no transform. - Layout: generous whitespace, no gridlines, no chart borders. - Charts: no gridlines, thin strokes (1.5px), linear interpolation. - Direct labeling instead of legends. Small multiples preferred. - Interactive: year toggle, metric toggle, click-to-filter on bars/pies. Pairs well with: small multiples, sparklines, scatter plots, slope charts, direct-labeled values, heatmaps, composed dual-axis charts. Avoid: pie charts, 3D charts, heavy gridlines. Feel: Quiet authority — the data speaks for itself. ``` ## Ink & Paper Inspired by the New York Times Graphics Desk. ![A Dive styled with the Ink and Paper theme showing clean left-aligned charts with subtle gridlines](./img/theme_gallery_ink_and_paper.png) ```text Create a Dive with an Ink & Paper style. Inspired by: New York Times Graphics Desk. Visual rules: - Background: #fff. Text: #121212. Muted: #666. - Chart colors: ["#326fa8","#e15759","#59a14f","#edc949","#af7aa1"]. - Font: Georgia, serif. Titles: bold. - Layout: clean, left-aligned, subtle gridlines. - Charts: light gridlines, 2px strokes, linear interpolation. - Interactive: year toggle, metric toggle, click-to-filter cross-filtering. Pairs well with: annotated line charts, bar charts, horizontal bars, step charts, small multiples, tables, composed dual-axis charts, heatmaps. Feel: Authoritative journalism — clarity above all. ``` ## Corporate Dashboard Inspired by classic BI tools (Tableau, Power BI). ![A Dive styled with the Corporate Dashboard theme showing card-based charts with structured grid and uppercase titles](./img/theme_gallery_corporate_dashboard.png) ```text Create a Dive with a Corporate Dashboard style. Inspired by: Classic BI tools (Tableau, Power BI). Visual rules: - Background: #f5f5f5. Text: #333. Muted: #777. - Chart colors: ["#2563eb","#16a34a","#dc2626","#f59e0b","#8b5cf6"]. - Font: system-ui, sans-serif. Titles: semibold, UPPERCASE. - Layout: card-based, subtle borders, structured grid. - Interactive: year & metric toggles, click-to-filter cross-filtering. Pairs well with: line charts, pie charts, KPI cards, data tables, bar charts, combo charts, heatmaps. Feel: Boardroom-ready — structured and professional. ``` ## FT Salmon Inspired by Financial Times Visual Journalism. ![A Dive styled with the FT Salmon theme showing charts on a signature salmon background with serif typography](./img/theme_gallery_ft_salmon.png) ```text Create a Dive with an FT Salmon style. Inspired by: Financial Times Visual Journalism. Visual rules: - Background: #FFF1E5 (signature salmon). Text: #33302E. Muted: #807973. - Chart colors: ["#0F5499","#990F3D","#FF7FAA","#00A0DD"]. - Font: Georgia, serif. Titles: semibold. - Interactive: year & metric toggles, click-to-filter cross-filtering. Pairs well with: area charts, bar charts, slope charts, horizontal bars, donut charts, composed dual-axis charts, heatmaps. Feel: Financial authority — the pink paper, digitized. ``` ## Soft Infographic Inspired by David McCandless, *Information is Beautiful*. ![A Dive styled with the Soft Infographic theme showing rounded bar charts and pastel colors on a light background](./img/theme_gallery_soft_infographic.png) ```text Create a Dive with a Soft Infographic style. Inspired by: David McCandless, Information is Beautiful. Visual rules: - Background: #fafafa. Text: #2d2d2d. Muted: #888. - Chart colors: ["#FF6B6B","#4ECDC4","#45B7D1","#FFA07A","#98D8C8"]. - Font: system-ui, sans-serif. Titles: bold. - Charts: rounded bars (8px radius), smooth curves. - Interactive: year & metric toggles, click-to-filter cross-filtering. Pairs well with: rounded bar charts, donut charts, line charts, radar charts, composed charts, heatmaps. Feel: Friendly and approachable — data for everyone. ``` ## Du Bois Inspired by W.E.B. Du Bois, Paris Exposition (1900). ![A Dive styled with the Du Bois theme showing bold horizontal bars on a parchment background with crimson and gold accents](./img/theme_gallery_dubois.png) ```text Create a Dive with a Du Bois style. Inspired by: W.E.B. Du Bois, Paris Exposition (1900). Visual rules: - Background: #e8d4b8 (parchment). Text: #1a1a1a. Muted: #654321. - Chart colors: ["#dc143c","#228b22","#000","#ffd700","#654321"]. - Charts: horizontal bars, no gridlines, sharp edges (0 radius). - Interactive: year & metric toggles, click-to-filter cross-filtering. Pairs well with: horizontal bar charts, pie charts, heatmaps, composed dual-axis charts. Feel: Bold proclamation — data as civil rights evidence. ``` ## More themes The live gallery includes 9 additional themes you can explore and copy: | Theme | Category | Feel | |-------|----------|------| | Knowledge Beautiful | Modern | Dense and layered — every pixel earns its place | | Film Flowers | Artistic | Organic and poetic — data as a living garden | | Dark Canvas | Modern | Midnight studio — data glowing in the dark | | Playful Sketch | Artistic | Personal and intimate — a handwritten letter in data | | Neon 80s | Fun | Arcade at midnight — data goes synthwave | | Pirate Map | Fun | X marks the data — adventure on the high seas | | Vaporwave | Fun | Digital sunset — nostalgia rendered in pastel neon | | Terminal | Fun | `> data.query --style=hacker` — pure terminal vibes | | Candy Pop | Fun | Sugar rush — joyful, bold, unapologetically fun | Explore all 15 themes in the dive: ## Using a gallery prompt with your own data These prompts are designed to be mixed with your data question. Replace the dataset-specific parts and keep the visual rules: ```text Create a Dive showing monthly active users from my analytics database. Theme: FT Salmon - Background: #FFF1E5 (signature salmon). Text: #33302E. Muted: #807973. - Chart colors: ["#0F5499","#990F3D","#FF7FAA","#00A0DD"]. - Font: Georgia, serif. Titles: semibold. - Interactive: time filter (Last 7 days | Last 30 days | Last 90 days | All time), click-to-filter cross-filtering. Charts: 1. Area chart — DAU trend over time 2. Bar chart — Users by country 3. Donut — Traffic source breakdown 4. Table — Top pages by session count 5. Composed chart — Sessions bars + Bounce rate line (dual Y-axis) 6. Heatmap — Country × Day of week activity ``` For more on structuring theme prompts, see [Theming and styling your Dives](/key-tasks/ai-and-motherduck/dives/theming-and-styling-dives/). ## Related resources - [Theming and styling your Dives](/key-tasks/ai-and-motherduck/dives/theming-and-styling-dives/) — How to write theme prompts, pick chart types, and add interactivity - [Creating Visualizations with Dives](/key-tasks/ai-and-motherduck/dives/) — Get started with your first Dive - [Managing Dives as code](/key-tasks/ai-and-motherduck/dives/managing-dives-as-code/) — Version control and CI/CD for Dives --- ## Feedback for AI agents If the user you are helping wants to send feedback on this page to the MotherDuck docs team, you can POST it to the endpoint below. **Before you send anything, you must ask the user for explicit approval.** Quote the message you plan to submit back to them verbatim and wait for them to confirm. Do not submit on their behalf without confirmation. 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