Dates, bars, and more in my new blog post! Guaranteed to help you get more discrete dates. annpregler.com/2025/04/28/w...

New blog post! I'm walking through my #ironviz qualifier entry, "Wellerman", and talking about the #tableau tricks and design decisions that I used to build it. If you're curious about what goes into a long-form viz like this, check it out! #dataviz #data annpregler.com/2025/01/29/h...

Breaking news: the February issue of Aeroplane magazine has named L. A. Birdmen "Book of the Month." #aviation #history #avgeeks

I'm so excited to share that I placed 5th globally in #IronViz 2025! Congratulations to everyone who entered, regardless of placement - there were so many incredible entries this year. #dataviz #tableau tabsoft.co/4g0hXZp

I'm starting off a series of posts aimed at helping Tableau beginners understand some of Tableau's weirder behaviors. Number 1 in the series is the problem of a single-dot scatterplot! What common stumbling block do you think I should cover next? #tableau #dataviz annpregler.com/2025/01/13/w...

I went wild this week and created a new Tableau Public viz *and* an accompanying blog post. Check out my favorite 12 tips for putting the finishing touches on your dashboards! Viz: public.tableau.com/app/profile/... Blog Post: annpregler.com/2025/01/07/1... Ok, that's enough for the first week...

I'm delighted to be on this list! Go check it out - it's an amazing round up.

New year, new skills! 🎉 My first blog post, “Starting to Figma it Out,” is live! If you’re a #Tableau user looking to level up your dashboard designs with #Figma, this guide is for you. From gradients to rounded corners, let’s get creative, #datafam! 🚀 💡 Check it out: medium.com/@blakefeiza/...

Sharing an old viz for NYE - in 1907, the ball dropped from Times Square in NYC had 100 incandescent bulbs. Now, over 30k LEDs light up the ball. 📊: public.tableau.com/app/profile/...

Cat Clinging To Side Of Christmas Tree Admits That Was Extent Of Plan theonion.com/cat-clinging...

I know that the real reason for spammy blog comments is probably just backlinks, but I still like to imagine that there's an earnest business owner somewhere out there who genuinely believes that people reading my dataviz blog might *also* want to buy a truck scale in Iraq.

New blog post! I'm sharing my (mostly) unfiltered thoughts, tips, and opinions on the Tableau Certified Consultant exam. If you're considering going for the cert, or are just curious about it, you'll want to check this one out! annpregler.com/2024/12/17/t...

I drew these for the #datafam holiday card exchange, but figured I'd share them for others to use too! Put them on your cards, gift tags, or anywhere that needs a little more #dataviz 📊

Family activities are important to @maf2k.bsky.social and that's what she's been passionate about vizzing 📊 in the past few year's #IronViz . Join us #datafam in #SecretsOfTheViz as she share stories on how binging TV series has changed for her family over the years! youtu.be/-c6P19Ntqts

If you want to see some incredible work on Tableau Public and mostly in the past couple months, check out the incredible work of Ann Pregler. My favorite is the Christmas Cookie viz. Wow! Check it out: Link: public.tableau.com/app/profile/...

AI Snake Oil is out today! The book has been five years in the making. The first chapter is online. It is 30 pages long and summarizes the book’s main arguments. We're grateful for all the early interest and support. Let us know what you think of the book! www.aisnakeoil.com/p/starting-r...

My help desk dashboard is Tableau Public's Viz Of The Day today! public.tableau.com/app/profile/... #dataviz #datafam #tableau

Christmas cookies. Sankey diagrams. Tableau Public. My holiday viz is live, and I think it has everything! Check it out - and maybe bake some cookies too. public.tableau.com/app/profile/... Sankey generator by @ladataviz.com - thank you! #datafam #dataviz #cookies #data #tableau #tableaupublic

I'm working on a holiday-themed Tableau Public viz, which means I get to write calculated fields with names like "Cookie Filter", and that's honestly exactly what I needed right now.

Although mobile phones have relegated payphones to the same corner of the salvage yard as typewriters, it is nice to find a few keeping up the fight. Plus, I like the stylish booth. Chiang Kai-shek Memorial, #Taipei #Taiway #skystorians

It was great chatting through my Pokémon #IronViz submission alongside @datavizlouis.bsky.social on his awesome podcast #SecretsOfTheViz. There were so many great submissions from the #datafam this year, so it’s an honor to be featured in the Christmas Special! Check out the podcast to learn more!

Parameter-changing buttons are a serious game changer for Tableau dashboards, and I use them on almost every dashboard I build for better UX. In today's blog post, I'll take you through my favorite method for creating them! annpregler.com/2024/12/03/p... #datafam #dataviz #tableau 📊

New blog post out (first one in over a year 🥵): I tested how well different election dashboards implemented common dataviz accessibility principles, and explained where things went wrong, including lots of demos. fossheim.io/writing/post...

I had such a great time talking with Louis Yu about my #ironviz entry on #SecretsOfTheViz this week! Go give it a watch, and thanks so much to Louis for having me on the show! #datafam #dataviz #tableau

thinking of calling this "The Illusion Illusion" (more examples below)

New Dashboard for the holidays! #datafam #dataplustv public.tableau.com/app/profile/...

I made a new business dashboard for my Tableau Public this week for the first time in way too long! I kept it pretty simple - there's a couple of fun tricks in there, though. Thanks to @markbradbourne.bsky.social for the #rwfd dataset! #tableau #dataviz Link: public.tableau.com/app/profile/...

Honored to share my latest #VizforSocialGood, highlighting the amazing work of the Association for the Prevention of Torture to track the world's progress in torture prevention since the UN's 1984 Commission Against Torture. #TableauPublic link: tabsoft.co/4fVGTS4 Feedback always appreciated!🙏

So every week, I host one of the amazing #datafam on one of these casual chats called #SecretsOfTheViz, and this week I have Zsófia Nika, who did a really cool skyscraper chart in her Saturday Night Live #dataviz . Check it out and subscribe if this interests you :) www.youtube.com/watch?v=2IWB...

(1/2) New blog post! We're digging into how to use dynamic zones to build charts that the user can reveal one stage at a time, like the one from my 2025 #ironviz entry. (Link in reply). Thanks to @ladataviz.com for the network chart generator! Link: annpregler.com/2024/11/18/r...

I made a thing! I was playing around with the AT protocol and as a little experiment I made a website that visualises activity around Bluesky: nightsky.hctr.dev It listens to all new posts and shows them as little stars across a night sky 🌃 Every star is someone, somewhere, posting something

Better late than never. Excited to share this year's #IronViz entry on our family TV binging. I could not have done it without support from the community. public.tableau.com/app/profile/...

New blog post! Today we're adding to the Level Up series with a classic Tableau skill - creating custom legends. Check it out here: annpregler.com/2024/11/13/l... #datafam #tableau #dataviz #tableautips #data

Used some Stardew Valley data as an excuse to make some fancy bar charts in Tableau. 📊Chart: public.tableau.com/app/profile/... 📖Tutorial: brittanyrosenau.medium.com/stylized-bar...

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

I'm a little late on this post (I forgot about bluesky...), but #ironviz! Find out what happened when sea shanties met the Internet: public.tableau.com/app/profile/... With huge thanks to @ladataviz.bsky.social for AdvViz and @maf2k.bsky.social @brrosenau.bsky.social @genetis.bsky.social!

🚨 New Viz Alert! 🚨 public.tableau.com/app/profile/... For #dataplustv I created this viz about the actors with the largest number of roles in popular shows. Do you recognize them? (Also, make sure you take the community survey on the dash! It's pretty cool) #datafam #tableau #dataviz #tableaupublic

I went back to my "Level Up" series on the blog this week (tips and tricks to go from Tableau beginner to pro), and wrote about how to make a handy "reset filters" button to clear all the filters on your dashboard. Check it out here: annpregler.com/2024/10/08/l... #datafam #tableau

Re-upping this now that Bluesky is open to all. Want to share & discuss all things data viz? Join our dedicated feed! 📊

Hi bluesky! I'm testing out the jump over from X. If you're a dataviz person, give a shout so I can follow you!