[lo5]

This is definitely possible, and gives you a high degree of control over the visual design of visualizations.

I built an experimental system to do just that - design the layout and all data visualizations in a single Sketch/Figma document, export to SVG, then map data to the SVG elements in the browser. It's all 100% declarative.

Here's an over-the-top example: https://youtu.be/S9cmi89fvT8

There are no limits to what you can achieve with this approach, but obviously needs Sketch/Figma skills (or a colleague who does).

edit: typo

[forrestthewoods]

I’ve done it in both JavaScript and Rust. At the end of the day it’s just a bunch of lines, circles, polygons, and text.

[infinite8s]

That's true of almost all computer UI (excepting 3D modeling). It's all just boxes and text.

[forrestthewoods]

Kind of. Except with SVG data viz you likely don’t need a layout engine. It doesn’t need to be “responsive” and render differently on different devices.