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Mark Mohammadpour, APR, Fellow PRSA (he/him)

Cultivating Empathy in Data Stories

Oxford Dictionary defines empathy as “the ability to understand and share the feelings of another.” The last few years have highlighted the importance of experiencing..
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DVS Mentor Spotlight: Mikael Dewabrata

The Data Visualization Society’s Mentorship Program has been instrumental in shaping the paths of aspiring individuals in our community. The mentors who make up this..
A vibrant digital illustration with a surreal and playful design. The background is a bright turquoise. On the left side, there is a classical-style grayscale statue of a woman holding up a cocktail glass with an orange slice. The statue is wearing modern orange sunglasses. The number '#4' is prominently displayed in large red text in the top left corner, with the phrase 'Good morning data' below it in a stylized, red box. To the right, the title 'The vacation paradox' is written in bold, black text. Below the title, a smaller line of text reads 'A new column by Datacitron in Nightingale!' The composition combines classic art with modern, whimsical elements.G
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Good Morning Data #4 | The Vacation Paradox

The Vacation Paradox or “Why are we the most productive when we’re off?“ The domino set was missing its double 5 as well as the..
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Massimiliano Belli

Finding Balance: My Remote Work Story from Italy

Research from the OECD Better Life Index shows that a significant portion of people in OECD countries are not satisfied with their work-life balance and..
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Nightingale Editors

Three Questions with… Nancy Organ

on her new book, Data Visualization for People of All AgesNancy Organ is a Seattle-based data visualization practitioner and author of Data Visualization for People..
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Five Years of the Nightingale Community!

In July 2019, a new publication emerged in the world of data visualization. Nightingale set out to fill a void in the community, offering a..
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Victor Muñoz

Facing Shyness with Data Art

Hi, my name is Victor, and I want to share my experience using data art to overcome my social anxiety and make connections at the Bansko Nomad Fest.
Digital collage illustration featuring a Renaissance-style portrait of a woman, juxtaposed with modern graphical elements. She holds a window alert box that says 'MISSING DATA' with an 'OK' button. The background is bright yellow with blue grid patterns. Bold text reads '#3 Good morning data' and 'The c(h)art before the horse.' The design promotes 'A new column by Datacitron in Nightingale!'G
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Good Morning Data #3 | The C(h)art Before the Horse

I guess we all need to start somewhere, usually from a familiar spot, and mine is obviously design. I find it not always easy to embrace but I try to see it as a valid starting point, as long as I don’t forget the rest
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Annabelle Rincon

Dataviz Horror Story: Annabelle Rincon

When I was leading the centre of enablement for a financial company in Switzerland, I organized numerous activities, such as community meetings, webinars, skill belt programs, and monthly workout initiatives where users had to redo a visualization for which they only had a picture and a dataset.
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Alex Kolokolov

Data Breakfast with the Analytics Family! Data Syrniki, and Pancake Charts

The idea was so well-received by the guests that several teams formed and they organized a competition for baking dashboards! Bar charts, pie charts, and line charts were created, along with real, not just playful, pancake charts and data syrniki!
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Anna Ivashechkina

From Data to Yarn: Crocheting the Russian Football League’s 2022/23 Season

I crocheted 16 figures of footballers, one look at which will give an idea of how the Russian Premier League (RPL) club spent the 2022/23 season.
Digital cover image for 'Good Morning Data' column #2, featuring the title 'The client always rings twice.' The design includes a vintage black and white portrait of a woman holding a red telephone, set against a bright pink background with red grid lines. The text on the right reads 'A new column by Datacitron in Nightingale!' in bold, black font.G
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Good Morning Data #2 | The Client Always Rings Twice

Call me several times in a row and I will ghost you for a week but send me a zoom link and I will twist my ankle running to the digital meeting room. My point is, call me a post-pandemic millennial child freelancer if you want, but don’t call me.
100 or so people, most with backpacks, enter a large conference space simultaneously through industrial doors. The text above the doors reads, 'Keynote.'" Comment, "Tableau Conference is large and you feel it most in moments of conference-wide learning. This is a picture of everyone heading in for the keynote presentation.#
Christopher Laubenthal

#TC2024: Viz with 9,000+ People

This year I was able to book a ticket to in-person to this influential, data visualization event. What unfolded over the course of three days included deeply helpful insights, some awkward inaccessibility, and the event’s EMT staff.
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Nightingale Editors

Data Is Plural Submissions: Project Dialogism Novel Corpus

This data viz challenge prompted readers to explore literary dialog. Check out the submissions!
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DVS Mentor Spotlight: Lior Lavi

To get to know Lior Lavi better, we asked him a series of questions so you can learn a bit more about a mentor making a difference.
This image features a striking design for a column titled "The mystery job," which discusses the daily work life of a "datadesigner." The background is a vivid orange, and the layout includes a mix of modern and classical elements. On the left, a classical artwork of a woman looking upwards is superimposed with a pie, replacing part of her head, creating a surreal and whimsical effect. The text "Good morning data" is placed at the top left corner in a playful, bold blue font. The main title, "The mystery job," is centrally located in large, bold, black letters. Additional information states the column is by "Datacitron" in "Nightingale," indicated at the bottom. The design uses sharp contrasts in colors and a mix of graphics to create an eye-catching and creative visual.G
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Good Morning Data #1 | The Mystery Job

How do we explain to those unfamiliar what we do as data visualization professionals and designers? Join datacitron is the first issue of this new column "Good Morning Data."