Tag: Data Visualization

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Jeff Harrison

Visualizing Small Victories

Everyone loves a trophy! Okay, it’s not that simple. Still, we humans love to mark milestones and accomplishments. Trophies are tangible reminders of those fleeting moments of victory...
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Dan Gastineau

How to Use Storytelling Conventions to Create Better Visualizations

Story is the best form of communication we have. To the steely-eyed analyst, it may seem superfluous and manipulative — a way to persuade with..
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Krist Wongsuphasawat

What to Expect in Data Visualization Engineer Job Interviews

Preparing for data visualization job interviews can be quite challenging, as it seems every company asks different things. I wrote this article based on my..
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Jason Forrest

The Gilded Age Map That Shines a Light on America’s Past and Present

It’s hard not to be shocked by “Historical Geography,” a map by John F. Smith from 1888. By overlaying a strange “tree” shape with such..
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Neil Richards

Why We’re all Slackers in Data Visualization Society

Since the Data Visualization Society (DVS) was founded, its membership has grown far more quickly than could have been anticipated. Within just a few months,..
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Arnold Platon

Political Systems Charts: An Understudied Chart Form

Political systems charts are frequently seen online but there is scarce information on the genre and on how it evolved throughout the decades. This article will..
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RJ Andrews

Tear Up Your Baseline

A torn paper metaphor brings non-zero baselines to your reader’s attention. This intentional design flourish is inspired by one of data visualization’s pioneers who, 100..
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Jason Forrest

None Of Us Are Free If Some Of Us Are Not: Catherine D’Ignazio on Data Feminism

I had the great pleasure of seeing Catherine D’Ignazio speak at EYEO festival this past summer. I was totally inspired by her message, and while I had..
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Jason Forrest

Build A Trust Infrastructure Between Your Team and Your Audience

While everyone loves data, it can be perceived by many as something ‘technical’ (if not outright ‘scary’) and at the very least as something a..