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Dive theme gallery

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. You can also explore all 15 themes interactively in the live theme gallery Dive.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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:

ThemeCategoryFeel
Knowledge BeautifulModernDense and layered — every pixel earns its place
Film FlowersArtisticOrganic and poetic — data as a living garden
Dark CanvasModernMidnight studio — data glowing in the dark
Playful SketchArtisticPersonal and intimate — a handwritten letter in data
Neon 80sFunArcade at midnight — data goes synthwave
Pirate MapFunX marks the data — adventure on the high seas
VaporwaveFunDigital sunset — nostalgia rendered in pastel neon
TerminalFun> data.query --style=hacker — pure terminal vibes
Candy PopFunSugar rush — joyful, bold, unapologetically fun

Explore all 15 themes in the live gallery

These prompts are designed to be mixed with your data question. Replace the dataset-specific parts and keep the visual rules:

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.