How to Style a Bar Chart in Illustrator
Learn a few helpful data visualization pointers on styling bar charts in Illustrator to help your data stand in the best way possible.
In this Illustrator how-to video, Amy Balliett gives a few helpful pointers on presenting data with bar and chart graphs. She demos how to separate the elements of the chart to individually style them and how to update the look across similar elements. Amy also points out how font and line choice can make your data stand out without being overwhelming to the reader.
This video is an excerpt from Amy’s “Visualizing Data with Charts and Graphs” session at CreativePro’s Adobe Illustrator Summit. You can also watch her “Data Visualization: Best Practices” course on LinkedIn Learning here: https://www.linkedin.com/learning/data-visualization-best-practices.
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This article was last modified on August 29, 2025
This article was first published on January 8, 2024
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