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Data Viz Today

Dec 31, 2019

Happy new year!

It's time for goal-setting, right? One small thing you can do throughout the year that will make you a better information designer (and not drive you crazy) is focus on building your data viz toolbox.

I've been filling my toolbox over these past 50 episodes, and while I'll never be done filling it, the...


Dec 10, 2019

Why do we care about finding the underlying emotion in our project?

Because it can help guide us toward visualizing the data in a more meaningful way for our audience. It helps you hone in on their point of view and what they really want.

In this bonus episode, I show a quick technique that I learned recently that helps...


Nov 19, 2019

Have you ever been asked the explain the value of visualizing data? I always jump to “it reveals insights you couldn’t see before!” But while I was at the Data2Dome conference last month, I had a light-bulb moment. Revealing insights is just part of the puzzle…

In this episode, I share stories of how the...


Nov 5, 2019

It's no secret that creating two charts to show different views on a data set can be very powerful. But can connecting them somehow make it even more impactful?

In this episode, we learn how Mohamad Waked used two charts with a captivating connective tissue to shine a light on a very important issue happening in the...


Oct 8, 2019

It’s no secret that some charts lie. You might be thinking that only a subset of people who maliciously create a chart to serve their interests are guilty of this, but the truth is, there are many ways in which a chart can lie

You can make a mistake in your design, or use data that’s insufficient, or make...