diff --git a/gui/include/Visualization/AxisRenderingUtils.h b/gui/include/Visualization/AxisRenderingUtils.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f64e43c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gui/include/Visualization/AxisRenderingUtils.h
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+#ifndef SCIQLOP_AXISRENDERINGUTILS_H
+#define SCIQLOP_AXISRENDERINGUTILS_H
+
+#include <memory>
+
+#include <QtCore/QString>
+
+class IDataSeries;
+class QCPAxis;
+class QCPColorScale;
+class QCustomPlot;
+
+/**
+ * Helper used to handle axes rendering
+ */
+struct IAxisHelper {
+    virtual ~IAxisHelper() noexcept = default;
+
+    /// Set properties of the plot's axes and the color scale associated to plot passed as
+    /// parameters
+    /// @param plot the plot for which to set axe properties
+    /// @param colorScale the color scale for which to set properties
+    virtual void setProperties(QCustomPlot &plot, QCPColorScale &colorScale) = 0;
+};
+
+struct IAxisHelperFactory {
+    /// Creates IAxisHelper according to a data series
+    static std::unique_ptr<IAxisHelper> create(std::shared_ptr<IDataSeries> dataSeries) noexcept;
+};
+
+#endif // SCIQLOP_AXISRENDERINGUTILS_H
diff --git a/gui/meson.build b/gui/meson.build
index 6520ba3..31c7e80 100644
--- a/gui/meson.build
+++ b/gui/meson.build
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ gui_sources = [
   'src/Visualization/operations/RescaleAxeOperation.cpp',
   'src/Visualization/VisualizationDragDropContainer.cpp',
   'src/Visualization/VisualizationDragWidget.cpp'
+  'src/Visualization/AxisRenderingUtils.cpp',
 ]
 
 gui_inc = include_directories(['include'])
diff --git a/gui/src/Visualization/AxisRenderingUtils.cpp b/gui/src/Visualization/AxisRenderingUtils.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bbdb842
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gui/src/Visualization/AxisRenderingUtils.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+#include "Visualization/AxisRenderingUtils.h"
+
+#include <Data/ScalarSeries.h>
+#include <Data/VectorSeries.h>
+
+#include <Visualization/qcustomplot.h>
+
+namespace {
+
+/**
+ * Delegate used to set axes properties
+ */
+template <typename T, typename Enabled = void>
+struct AxisSetter {
+    static void setProperties(T &, QCustomPlot &, QCPColorScale &)
+    {
+        // Default implementation does nothing
+    }
+};
+
+/**
+ * Specialization of AxisSetter for scalars and vectors
+ * @sa ScalarSeries
+ * @sa VectorSeries
+ */
+template <typename T>
+struct AxisSetter<T, typename std::enable_if_t<std::is_base_of<ScalarSeries, T>::value
+                                               or std::is_base_of<VectorSeries, T>::value> > {
+    static void setProperties(T &dataSeries, QCustomPlot &plot, QCPColorScale &)
+    {
+        /// @todo ALX
+    }
+};
+
+/**
+ * Default implementation of IAxisHelper, which takes data series to set axes properties
+ * @tparam T the data series' type
+ */
+template <typename T>
+struct AxisHelper : public IAxisHelper {
+    explicit AxisHelper(T &dataSeries) : m_DataSeries{dataSeries} {}
+
+    void setProperties(QCustomPlot &plot, QCPColorScale &colorScale) override
+    {
+        AxisSetter<T>::setProperties(m_DataSeries, plot, colorScale);
+    }
+
+    T &m_DataSeries;
+};
+
+} // namespace
+
+std::unique_ptr<IAxisHelper>
+IAxisHelperFactory::create(std::shared_ptr<IDataSeries> dataSeries) noexcept
+{
+    if (auto scalarSeries = std::dynamic_pointer_cast<ScalarSeries>(dataSeries)) {
+        return std::make_unique<AxisHelper<ScalarSeries> >(*scalarSeries);
+    }
+    else if (auto vectorSeries = std::dynamic_pointer_cast<VectorSeries>(dataSeries)) {
+        return std::make_unique<AxisHelper<VectorSeries> >(*vectorSeries);
+    }
+    else {
+        return std::make_unique<AxisHelper<IDataSeries> >(*dataSeries);
+    }
+}