Abstract: Various embodiments of systems and methods for gesture, text, and shape recognition based data visualization are described herein. The technique allows quick show of graphic representations of data in a very intuitive user interface, focusing on devices such as but not limited to touchable screens and interactive white boards. In one aspect, a shape recognition engine transforms strokes into charts and a text recognition engine transforms text queries into actual data queries. Then the output from the two engines is combined into a graphic representation of data.