15.3 Themes
Power BI themes can be used to extend the color scheme and default figures. In order to use themes a json file must be supplied with a particular syntax. Some helpful resources for this are:
The below json is the template that can be applied in Power BI to have the Wake Forest visual identity.
{
"name": "Wake Forest Theme",
"dataColors":
["#9E7E38", "#82231C", "#511536", "#443E67", "#375669", "#456525",
"#59786C", "#3D3C1D", "#625750", "#FFFDE8", "#E7DCBA", "#E5E0D9",
"#C1B58A", "#C2BDAD"],
"background":"#FFFFFF",
"foreground": "#070f25",
"tableAccent": "#C1B58A",
"visualStyles": {
"*": {
"*": {
"title": [{
"show": true,
"fontColor": { "solid": { "color": "#FFFFFF" } },
"background": { "solid": { "color": "#666666" } },
"alignment": "center",
"fontSize": 13,
"fontFamily": "Segoe UI"
}],
"background": [{
"show": true,
"color": { "solid": { "color": "#FFFFFF" } },
"transparency": 0
}],
"lockAspect": [{
"show": true
}],
"border": [{
"show": true,
"color": { "solid": { "color": "#FFFFFF" } }
}],
"visualTooltip": [{
"type": "Default"
}],
"stylePreset": [{
"name": "None"
}],
"grid":[
{
"outlineColor":{"solid":{"color":"#9E7E38"}},
"gridVertical":true,
"gridVerticalColor":{"solid":{"color":"#9E7E38"}},
"gridHorizontal":true,
"gridHorizontalColor":{"solid":{"color":"#F0F0F0"}}
}
],
"title": [{
"show": true,
"fontColor": { "solid": { "color": "#FFFFFF" } },
"background": { "solid": { "color": "#666666" } },
"alignment": "right",
"fontSize": 13,
"fontFamily": "Segoe UI"
}],
"columnHeaders":[
{
"fontColor":{"solid":{"color":"#000000"}},
"backColor":{"solid":{"color":"#FFFFFF"}},
"fontFamily":"Segoe UI"
}
],
"values":[
{
"backColorSecondary":{"solid":{"color":"#ffffff"}}
}
]
}
},
"page": {
"*": {
"background": [{
"color": { "solid": { "color": "#E8E8E8" } },
"transparency": 0
}],
"outspace": [{
"color": { "solid": { "color": "#E8E8E8" } },
"transparency": 0
}]
}
}
}
}
Additionally, the below figure (Figure 15.1) represents a palette that was developed in collaboration with Jennifer Gentry, a professor in the Art department.
The palette that she developed with our department is also available in the \\admin2\instres\power_bi directory.
This represents additional different palettes that can be used with graphs that are in the theme of Wake Forest and do not present a visual hierarchy.
This is very valuable when displaying data and the act of telling a story with data.
Figure 15.1: Wake Forest Custom Palette