[24/24] 🎄📊 For the last riddle of this calendar, I choose a movie that quite well reflect my feelings for all of you who played along!

Most of my work this year was just trying to make sense of the mess behind the scenes. I’m sharing the ‘ugly’ process and the detective work behind my latest projects. See you next year and happy holidays! open.substack.com/pub/pablorob...

The penultimate Christmas chart riddle from the marvellous @datacitron.bsky.social

My response to anything over the next two weeks

A couple of hours left to make the epidemiologist in your life happy this Christmas www.etsy.com/uk/shop/3DAr...

With nearly 35 years of experience as an infographic designer and journalist, Jan Schwochow—the driving force behind the relaunch of INGRAPHICS—speaks with TK Sajeev, Editorial Director of NewspaperDesign.org, about INGRAPHICS’ new beginning.

Good morning, Oxfordshire: thanks for the avian scatterplot, too.

Tune in for this one folks. I’m not a data-vis guy, but I do know how to utilise charts/graphs for comedic gain! Which expressed as a Venn, looks very close to a circle!

[18/24] 🎄📊 Another absolute classic hidden in today's data riddle : which one, uh?

For one month you can read the archive for free again on Cabinet of Infographic Curiosities. Link: attilabatorfy.substack.com

Interested in a fully-funded #datavis PhD with training? Applications for our 2nd cohort of PhD students at Diverse-CDT open! We're keen to diversify the sector, encouraging anyone with enthusiasm for using 📊 to make change, even if you've not considered PhD study before: diverse-cdt.ac.uk

Happy to share news of my next 'Explore Explain' episodes, happening in January! For S6E5 I'm so excited to have the chance to chat with cartoonist/illustrator extraordinaire @chazhutton.com who will help me draw out learnings from his amazing work that are relevant to dataviz (chazhutton.com/work)

If you're looking to start 2026 with some elite training why not consider my 'Masterclass in Data Visualisation' course in London over 5-6 Feb, where you'll gain a sophisticated understanding of the contemporary methods for visually communicating with data. visualisingdata.com/2025/11/new-...

NEW POST: I wrote a guest article for Sage Research Methods about 'Embracing AI as a collaborator in data visualisation design' - trying to take a more positive and hopeful view (to counter the numerous negative thoughts I also hold). visualisingdata.com/2025/12/embr...

If you don't already subscribe to @parabole.bsky.social's (soon to be monthly) newsletter you should. In today's issue Evelina talks about 3 trends which I think are spot on observations. www.theplot.media/p/at-a-cross...

A really nice—and surprising—chart from Amanda Shendruk's excellent newsletter, Not-Ship www.not-ship.com/when-do-most...

We’re sending strength and light to our Jewish supporters around the world this Chanukah. Our thoughts are with all those affected by the tragic event in Sydney.

My November newsletter is now open for all to view visualisingdata.com/2025/12/the-...

Think this World Cup will prove to be the most grotesquely anti-fan event ever

[11/24] 🎄📊 Yesterday's (nerdy) riddle was a bit headache inducing, what about today's??

Hello budding data journalists. The @NBCNews.com Data / Graphics team is looking for a summer 2026 intern, full-time, $30 / hour, working at 30 Rock in NYC. The application deadline is Friday Dec. 5 at 11:59 p.m. ET. Details and link to application form below: gist.github.com/freejoe76/56...

When was the last time you lingered? You know, just hanging about. No purpose. No urgency. No real desire to leave. www.not-ship.com/we-dont-ling...

Help me find all the data and/or dataviz focused newsletters! I've got a decent list going on LinkedIn... Add to it, or share in this thread. Let's find 'em all! #dataviz www.linkedin.com/posts/activi...

going to overeat at Christmas? Work it off with my new book as your guide! letsgetinfografit.com

[04/24] And we continue our data riddle advent calendar together with this 4th riddle! So?

First time watching TNT’s cricket coverage and there’s some really good stuff visually showing the biomechanics of batters and bowlers actions

Leaving Athens after delivering my final Masterclass and completing my final away work trip of the year, and just in time to pick up the keys and move into a new house next week. Might need a steel cage for my massive new pet

[03/24] 18h01 (French time, that is)? Time for the third riddle of the data advent calendar! Let's hear it from you then

Realised I hadn't actually pressed 'publish' on this but now you can find TDTM on Apple Podcasts! (also available on Spotify) podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

[2/24] And here is the second riddle of the data calendar! Such an easy one that the trickiest part for you will be to find an image to answer as alt text, amiright?

Learn more about the MPS Data Visualization & Communication program at SVA! This virtual overview will outline the brand-new, one-year program and receive advice for applying to become part of the inaugural cohort. sva-admissions.my.salesforce-sites.com/EventsListin...

[1/24] And here's the first one! As suggested last year by @visualisingdata.com, give your answer as the alt text of an image answering this post so people can keep guessing!

The official countdown to Christmas. If you’re a dataviz person on Bluesky, this brilliant movie based chart-riddle by @datacitron.bsky.social is one for you through December

I'm back from the dead and you know that can only mean one thing: the data riddle advent calendar is back!! One riddle every day around 6pm (Paris time), a movie title hidden in a chart... Will you play along this year??

This is an account that warrants more following: @tksajeev.bsky.social through the website Newspaper Design has been publishing some really nice interviews/articles with graphics professionals around the world

"Runctitiononal features"? "Medical fymblal"? "1 Tol Line storee"? This gets worse the longer you look at it. But it's got to be good, because it was published in Nature Scientific Reports last week: www.nature.com/articles/s41... h/t @asa.tsbalans.se

Wow. After just 2 years of ChatGPT, there is more AI-generated than human-generated content on the internet. Reported in the FT www.ft.com/content/ae15...

Where do all the dataviz people hang out on Bluesky? There used to be a pretty lively community on Twitter. But now that we've all had some time over on this app .... has it just not grown back? Or have I not found it? #dataviz

Some of you will be having a holiday break this weekend so don't miss out on my latest Newsletter which will be issued in the next couple of days. Subscribe here and then November's issue #20 will be waiting for you in your inbox for your return visualisingdata.com/newsletter/

NEW EPISODE! I had the pleasure of chatting with Cole Nussbaumer Knaflic and Mike Cisneros about their (and Alex Velez's) ace new book 'Before & After', profiling 20 dataviz makeover designs. visualisingdata.com/2025/11/expl...

I think we could all use a little bit more data in our lives. So, I launched Not-Ship: a newsletter that uses data to understand our messy world. If you agree, help me keep this going for as long as we can. 💙 First step: Sign up to get it in your inbox each week #dataviz www.not-ship.com

I'm thrilled to announce that Talk Data to Me now has a podcast. My first guest is Jonathan Portes, Professor of Economics at Kings, who talked to me about recent problems with UK economic data & budget challenges for the Chancellor. Available to listen now 🔊 open.spotify.com/episode/6Txz...

The OG one is this (gift link): www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

Does anyone have the link to the original Bloomberg article that included this graphic about the AI bubble? I keep seeing the graphic in isolation from the original article. I don't have a bloomberg sub so searching for it is proving difficult.

Where you bank might have a greater impact on your carbon footprint than your air travel 🤯 www.not-ship.com/banks-are-fu...

After a brief pause while I moved countries, I'm excited to resume scheduling public training courses. Registration is now open for a new 2-day 'Masterclass in Data Visualisation' course in London over 5th-6th February. Relevant to anyone and everyone! visualisingdata.com/2025/11/new-...

After a brief pause while I moved countries, I'm excited to resume scheduling public training courses. Registration is now open for a new 2-day 'Masterclass in Data Visualisation' course in London over 5th-6th February. Relevant to anyone and everyone! visualisingdata.com/2025/11/new-...

Excited to share a new #interactive #dataviz, putting 50 years of #neuroscience research on the map: The State of Neuroscience 2025 stateofneuroscience.thetransmitter.org #StateOfNeuro

Millipedes don't bother me normally, but I would much rather one of them didn't crawl into my view whilst I'm watching Alien: Earth. Read the room pal