Monday Bass Delight. "What's The Buzz" from Jesus Christ Superstar. Alan Spenner (Joe Cocker) on bass. A veritable clinic on I to IV. So inventive and so in-the-pocket. Great tone, too. youtu.be/0X4h9TEwPRY?...

How does Andy Borowitz come up with this stuff, day after day? Brilliant. www.borowitzreport.com/p/trump-taps...

Hey dashboard designers: This may be controversial, but I think a dashboard is a terrible place to *tell* a data story. But a good dashboard can be an indispensable tool for helping you and your organization *find* data stories worth telling. Learn more at buytickets.at/datarevelati...

Hey, dashboard designers: Is this chart in your chart vocabulary? It's one of my favorite ways to show "now vs. then" along with percent change. We'll examine this chart--and dozens--more in my upcoming dashboard design workshop May 27 and 29. Learn more at buytickets.at/datarevelati...

FAVOR: Please take this one-question survey. If my theory is correct, we'll have some interesting data to visualize. www.surveymonkey.com/r/8BLVDW9

Not one but TWO dashboard design workshops coming up soon! May 27 and 29 -- Online (two half-days). June 5 -- In person as part of the Marketing Analytics Summit on Phoenix. May: buytickets.at/datarevelati... June: marketinganalyticssummit.com/workshop/bui...

I'm delighted that I will be presenting twice at the upcoming Tableau Conference. 1) **Visualizing Survey Data with Tableau** After a multi-year hiatus I'll be sharing what's new, what's stood the test of time, and what you absolutely need to know in order to excel in your survey data efforts.

I'm agonizing over an essay I'm writing about storyFINDING vs. StoryTELLING vs StorySPINNING. I'm in the "it's easier to research than to write" phase. I came across this terrific post (and viewpoint) from @visualisingdata.com. See visualisingdata.com/2015/02/visu...

I'm a big fan of @borowitzreport.bsky.social. He's a brilliant satirist. This article pushed me past the tipping point. I encourage to you to read it and share with friends. www.borowitzreport.com/p/time-to-un...

@infowetrust.com I'm grateful for the good you bring into the world. And now with the updated and remastered version, you've brought some "better" into the world. I encourage people to visit infowetrust.com

This just nails it.

In working with @abmakulec.bsky.social, Jeffrey Shaffer, and @acotgreave.bsky.social on our new book, I got to revisit this article from @elibryan.bsky.social . He is seriously bad-ass. Make sure to check out his other pieces for DVS Nightingale. nightingaledvs.com/unfair-compa...

We need your help! Please take this two-question survey about whether you think most dashboards fail. I'm working with Jeff Shaffer, @acotgreave.bsky.social and @abmakulec.bsky.social and with just a few more responses we'll be able to narrow the margin of error. www.surveymonkey.com/r/K6YGR6Z

I have no idea how Amazon's algorithm works, but the price for The Big Book of Dashboards is the lowest it's ever been (at least in the US.) www.amazon.com/dp/1119282713 @acotgreave.bsky.social

If I only had 20 seconds to advise someone about color use in data visualization, it would be this. www.linkedin.com/pulse/haiku-... @abmakulec.bsky.social @acotgreave.bsky.social

How often does a CHART play a pivotal role in a TV show? This one from the Hulu mini-series "Dopesick" sure did. We'll explore this and nine other charts from TV shows in our upcoming Chart Chat on December 12. https://buff.ly/4irpEtP

Is this one of the best charts EVER shown on TV? It's the infamous "pie chart of my favorite bars" from "How I Met Your Mother." We'll look at this, and nine other delights in our upcoming Chart Chat Livestream on December 12. Join us! https://buff.ly/4irpEtP

Only two spots left for my upcoming dashboard design workshop on December 3 and 5. Learn more at https://buff.ly/3Bm0wnA

Friends, What do you call a collection of related dashboards? Tableau has the concept of a workbook that can contain multiple dashboards. You can click something in one that then displays a different dashboard. I believe PowerBI calls these things either a workspace or a Power BI app.

Now I have to find a really nice circular frame. As a business dashboard person, I'm not supposed to like this... but I do... a lot.

Do most business / organizational dashboards fail? What do YOU think? Please let me and @abmakulec.bsky.social, Jeffrey Shaffer, and @acotgreave.bsky.social know. www.surveymonkey.com/r/K6YGR6Z

Do most dashboards fail? I'd love to know what YOU think. Please take this two-question survey: www.surveymonkey.com/r/K6YGR6Z #dashboards #success #failure

BANs (Big-Ass Numbers) I used to look at BANs--large, occasionally overstuffed Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)— as ornamental rather than informational. I’ve changed my mind. At least BANs with *context*. We'll explore this in my upcoming dashboard design workshop. https://buff.ly/3YaZUtM

The latest Big Book of Dashboards / Chart Chat newsletter. mailchi.mp/bigbookofdas...

Hey dashboard designers: This may be controversial, but I think a dashboard is a terrible place to *tell* a data story. But a good dashboard can be an indispensable tool for helping you and your organization *find* data stories worth telling. Learn more at https://buff.ly/3YaZUtM

Hey, dashboard designers: Is this chart in your chart vocabulary? It's one of my favorite ways to show "now vs. then" along with percent change. We'll examine this chart--and dozens--more in my upcoming dashboard design workshop December 3 and 5. Learn more at https://buff.ly/3BqDagl

Very excited. THE Giorgia Lupi will be our guest on Chart Chat on October 23 at 11 AM EDT. Register for free at buytickets.at/datarevelati...

I’m Steve Wexler, chief chart looker-atter at Data Revelations. I am one of three authors of The Big Book of Dashboards and the author of The Big Picture. I'll be presenting a dashboard design workshop online on Dec 3 and 5. Learn more at buff.ly/3BqDagl EARLY-BIRD pricing ends October 31.

This seems to be a good place to post about why I quit X (Twitter). See www.datarevelations.com/why-i-quit-x...

Ten years ago. I had the good sense to listen and not talk. Jock Mackinlay said "I sat next to him at the last conference. You take the seat." Thank you, Jock.

September's show is a deep dive into the latest goings on we've seen in data graphics this summer. We'll also share some highlights of our upcoming book. And... we're going REALLY DEEP into population pyramids Look out for Andy's rant! buytickets.at/datarevelati... with @abmakulec.bsky.social

I'm seeing a lot of very thoughtful data viz-type folks here who are posting very thoughtful content and realize I'm not contributing at all. I will rectify that soon as I don't want to just take.

A nod to @infowetrust.com from our latest Chart Chat episode. www.youtube.com/live/HFZGYJt...

Please join me, Amanda Makulec, Jeffrey Shaffer, and Andy Cotgreave on March 7 for Chart Chat Dynamic Duos: We'll look at chart pairings where the whole that is greater than the sum of the two parts. Register for free at buytickets.at/datarevelati...

A question for the data viz cognoscenti. Why would you build a bee swarm plot and not a unit histogram (Wilkinson dot plot)?

A Friday musical delight. Jackie Wilson on the Ed Sullivan show. This is at least 20 clicks too fast (listen to original recording or Shindig performance) but it absolutely dazzles. youtu.be/JOnHPuHI_aM?...

Rhythmically, just spot on. I have to think about the pitch selection.

I’m a big fan of Makeover Monday, but I’m concerned that people don’t bother to check the quality of the data, thinking that “somebody else already did that.” That happened recently. Read about what happened and how to fix it. www.linkedin.com/pulse/just-h...

Hey, data viz practitioners. We've got a new book in the works, and we could use your help! I'm working with Jeffrey Shaffer, @acotgreave.bsky.social, and @abmakulec.bsky.social on a follow up to The Big Book of Dashboards. Learn more at bigbookofdashboards.com/newbook.html.

While an interesting and well-researched article, I think the stacked column polar charts that make up the bulk of the article (aka "Nightingale rose" chart) were a poor choice. But I bet the sanitary conditions at the student infirmary are exemplary. www.wsj.com/us-news/educ...

Like many, an @albertocairo.bsky.social book was my gateway to information graphics. We are so lucky to have his continued enthusiasm for the craft and its creators—in print!

My friend and colleague, Alli Torban, has a new book coming out today. I got to read an eBook draft and am so looking forward to seeing it in print. See www.amazon.com/Chart-Spark-...

I'm immersed in Andrew Hickey's "A History of Rock and Roll in 500 songs" podcast. In episode 46 on Chuck Berry's "Brown-eyed Handsome Man" Hickey plays "Johnnie's Boogie" from Berry collaborator, Johnnie Johnson. This rhythm section kicks serious ass. youtu.be/WTj-2nJOEdo?...

Following Francis' advice.