"A lot of the graphs in the paper were just too perfect. You don’t get data this clean from humans in the real world"

I'm teaming up with Caleb Givens (@calebgivens.bsky.social) and Tammy Jackson for the next Food Bank TUG! I'll be presenting a slightly updated version of my TC25 talk Relationships vs Joins vs Blends, including time for a lot of questions! RSVP here: usergroups.tableau.com/events/detai...

'You may wish to bypass the laws of Physics, but I can assure you they won’t cooperate.' A great line from @bausili.bsky.social & Mat Hughes' classic Designing Efficient Production Dashboards whitepaper. A must-read for advanced Tableau development! www.tableau.com/sites/defaul...

NWSL Matchup Wheels are back & better than ever! public.tableau.com/app/profile/...

Tableau Public has a new feature! Now you can see who has starred your workbooks! ⭐

one of my favorite (maybe underrated?) announcements from Tableau Conference - the new community slack space. i think it will be one of the best spots to collaborate, find user groups, share work, and also tableau help! Learn more at tableau.com/community/slack

NOAA just announced a long list of datasets that are going away🧪⚒️🌊: www.nesdis.noaa.gov/about/docume... Download what you need asap and send comments to: [email protected]

I just published my #TC25 Tip Battle workbook to Tableau Public! You can check it out now and explore all three tips! public.tableau.com/app/profile/...

Sure, Tableau Next looks great, but can we get rounded corners in Tableau Classic?

Don't like crowds but want to catch the keynote on the big screen? Head to Theater 2 in Data Village! #TC25

Come to my #TC25 talk Relationships vs Joins vs Blends at 2:00 on Stage 7! I'll show you how to configure each method, demo how they shape data differently, and talk through the pros and cons of each approach. If you can't make it today, there will be a repeat session Wednesday at 9:30 on Stage 8.

Want an avatar sticker for #Data25? Send me a DM!

Are you heading to San Diego for #Data25? Pick up some TC Tips from next week's Data Pride TUG meeting. usergroups.tableau.com/events/detai...

I'm making avatar stickers again for #Data25! If you'd like one, please send me a message here or on LinkedIn before April 10. I won't be watching my Twitter notifications.

If you listen to Stuff You Missed In History Class and Normal Gossip, then you need to check out Our Ancestors Were Messy! pod.link/1750456228

A short break from your regularly scheduled data content - check out these hooded mergansers! I'm about one year into birding and just starting to recognize some non-mallard ducks.

I've deeply enjoyed seeing so many people take on the Binary Parameters #WorkoutWednesday challenge! Here are a couple innovations I saw: - No Strings method based on 2^i from Tesshin Tableau - Set the max character value with a parameter Next up - finding a way to make the string length dynamic!

I've put together a quick write-up of how to use the new feature - I'm excited to rediscover people's profiles as they use this functionality! brittanyrosenau.medium.com/profile-orga...

I really enjoyed listening to this data story, and couldn't resist exploring Lauren Bauer's (@laurenhlb.bsky.social) dataset myself! public.tableau.com/app/profile/...

Come see my talk 'Data Models 101 - Joins, Relationships, and Blends' at #TC25! This talk will walk through setting up each data model, compare the behavior of the models, and talk through the factors to consider when choosing the right data model for your use case. See you in San Diego!

Comparison columns in Tableau! It only takes one calc to shift the bars (and another if you want to color them fancy). Crack it open on Tableau Public or check the blog for the step by step walkthrough. 📊: public.tableau.com/app/profile/... 📝: brittanyrosenau.medium.com/comparison-c...

I'll be demoing Binary Parameters at the next #KCTUG meeting! Meeting details: usergroups.tableau.com/events/detai... Sorry long-distance pals, this one is in person!

Thrilled to share that I'm a member of the 2025 Tableau Visionary cohort! www.tableau.com/blog/announc...

The DVS Mentorship Program returns! Apply by February 2 for the February - May cohort. This program offers mentees early in their #dataviz career an opportunity to work with a mentor who has 5+ years of professional experience in the field. Apply here: https://buff.ly/3YzvbVT

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

So many thoughts on this thread. First, I disagree with the critiques! These colors are fine, not great but not godawful. The pathways are cramped, but clear and easy to follow if you take a minute to read the diagrams. The path color variation is clearly from layering.

Tableau Visionary Nominations close this Thursday, Jan 9th. If you’d like to see the diversity of this group change, please consider nominating folks from underrepresented groups. More info linked in the interactive viz. Views presented are my own. 📊: public.tableau.com/app/profile/...

My new 5 part series Bringing Tables Together covers everything you need to know about Tableau Data sources, including: 📊 How is a blend different from a join? 📉 Why are my null rows missing? 🧐 How can I make a real join? Read the series here: playfairdata.com/bringing-tab...

Happy New Year, here’s another edition of #DayInTheLife for Jan 1! 10:00- I make the most of our last holiday morning by staying in bed and playing through the Connections archive.

Fascinating read that will get 1 millionth of the circulation of the original scare. Such an obvious math error, leading to overestimating impact by a factor of ten. Of course the authors say “it doesn’t change a thing”…

You just know that this weekend's episode of Wait Wait Don't Tell Me is going to be incredible.

I've been exploring the #IronViz entries, looking for design and technical inspiration to share with the team. This thread has some of the highlights that I've taken from the contest.

I’ve created a BlueSky starter pack for #tableau folks (link below). If your name is missing, please reach out and I’ll add you! go.bsky.app/9fsbAJL #datafam #dataBS

Need an attention grabbing chart to accompany a list? Tired of bar charts? Try my new Semi-Sunburst tutorial! playfairdata.com/how-to-build...

My #IronViz submission is a collection of the entertainment I’ve enjoyed this year, in the style of a point & click adventure! public.tableau.com/app/profile/...

Here's your October edition of #DayInTheLife! 8:00 - I get up between 7 and 8 most mornings. Today should be calm, so I rested a bit longer. After getting up, I microwave a breakfast sandwich, pairing it with fruit and a Dr Pepper.

Have you ever been working on a Tableau project, and thought "I'm using way too many boolean parameters, I'm sure there's a better way to do this?". If so, you'll love my latest Playfair tutorial! playfairdata.com/how-to-creat...

If you missed my #TC24 session about #Tableau365 you can watch the recording on Salesforce+ now! www.salesforce.com/plus/experie...

#30DayChartChallenge | #Day14 | Heatmap Experimenting with mouseX and mouseY to make a silly little heatmap! ✨Move waffle from setup() to draw() ✨Add background reset ✨Get mouse coordinates 👻Control transparency based on mouse position. glitch.com/edit/#!/14-o...

#30DayChallenge | #Day13 | Family This one is a bit abstract! The first circle represents you, then click to include your parents. Each click brings the view back a generation. ✨Outer pie ✨Inner Pie ✨Finally breaking out of my setup() comfort zone! glitch.com/edit/#!/13-o...

#30DayChartChallenge | #Day10 | Physical I used data from my Google Maps Timeline to plot my time spent away from home for the past week. Circle size = time spent. ✨New Data ✨Lines! 🔴New color ⌛️Rotating labels glitch.com/edit/#!/10-o...

Get my tweets up to two days early by using Bluesky! At least until they release a schedule feature or I finally cave and figure out how to use a 3rd party posting service 😅

#30DayChartChallenge | #Day9 | Major/Minor I plotted Major and AAA (Minor) #MLB team names by threat vs skill levels! Thanks to @brrosenau.bsky.social for inspiration 🫶 ⌛️Made dataset ✨Mapped values to plot area 🍊New color! ✨Tweaked values to minimize overlap ✨Added axes glitch.com/edit/#!/09-o...

#30DayChartChallenge | #Day8 | Circular I've wanted to experiment with tick marks on a pie chart for a minute. It's a bit off theme, but I couldn't pass up this opportunity! ✨tick# parameter ✨tick marks ✨Trig! ✨labels glitch.com/edit/#!/08-o...

The best thing about the internet is that sometimes you stumble across a gem. glitch.com/~squirreling

#30DayChartChallenge | #Day7 | Hazards Outdoor cats are a major hazard to birds. ✨New data! ✨Row iteration ✨Transparency ✨Jitter ✨Tick marks glitch.com/edit/#!/same...

#30DayChartChallenge | #Day6 | OECD Way over time today, luckily it's the weekend! glitch.com/edit/#!/06-o...

#30DayChartChallenge | #Day5 | Diverging This is a modification of an exercise from the Binoculars to Binomials JS course taught by @jerthorp.bsky.social . ✨Styled to match project ✨Moved encoding to bar width ✨Added second bird ✨Added left bars glitch.com/edit/#!/05-o...

After months of work, I can finally share this #Tableau Relationships tutorial! 📊 This post dives deep on building data sets. Including how table placement affects the data set, how the physical and logical layers collaborate, and circular data models. playfairdata.com/bringing-tab...

#30DayChartChallenge | #Day4 | Waffle This one went a bit over my 30 minute limit! ✨made 100 squares ✨distributed columns and rows ✨broke the loop into pre vs post threshold glitch.com/edit/#!/04-o...