How do you *prepare* to present data? ⚙️Morphs, labels, Logitech Spotlight: they're the tools. 👁️👁️The purpose? To make your eyes look where I want you to look at any given moment. I'll share more tips in Chart Chat 68 with Steve, Jeff and Amanda on Wed Feb 25th, 11am EST. dtdbook.com/CCAndyRef

Could Kingpin, Spiderman's nemesis, be the greatest data leader of all time? Allow me to make my case: youtu.be/RaFiip1TsZM #dataanalysis #movies

🤯Am reading "Around The World in 80 Games" by @marcusdusautoy.bsky.social. In it, he described the "triangle game" (good for actors, interesting maths). In the past, I'd be left to imagine how that looked. But now, with just one prompt, I can build it. It's astonishing. (cc @ebertini.bsky.social)

🤯Am reading "Around The World in 80 Games" by @marcusdusautoy.bsky.social. In it, he described the "triangle game" (good for actors, interesting maths). In the past, I'd be left to imagine how that looked. But now, with just one prompt, I can build it. It's astonishing. (cc @ebertini.bsky.social)

Misinformation comes at us in waves, big and small. It might be "just" a truncated y-axis, but it is an indication of the contempt the Trump administration has for us. Lesson: 1️⃣Don't truncate y-axes with bars 2️⃣Don't be selective with your data #datagraphics #data

Visited the Robert Crumb show at Zwirner Gallery in London today. Fascinating.

Task Complete: 3100 press ups ("push ups" to you all in America) in January. This was really hard. If you have anything to spare and are able to donate, please visit my fundraising page dtdbook.com/100cruk #cancerresearch

Dot-density pie chart or bar chart? Jake Steinberg from the Minnesota Tribune created a great chart that focuses on the gist ("Far too many ICE/CBP officers") of the data. A bar chart would allow for easier decoding of the values, but that's not always the point. #ICE #Minnesota

Opinion | How Much Can One Man Make From Being President? Superb data storytelling, choosing emotion over accuracy. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

A guide to bringing Europe's seas back to life europeancorrespondent.com/en/r/a-guide...

Exquisite data storytelling in Tron Legacy and Tron. A genuinely great dashboard in the first, and, um, Pac-Man in the second. #datastorytelling #datagraphics

In the newsletter: 'Why Dashboards That Deliver' by @datarevelations.com @abmakulec.bsky.social and @acotgreave.bsky.social by should be your next read openvisualizationacademy.beehiiv.com/p/why-dashbo... #dataViz #infographics #dataJournalism #dataVisualization

A world of worm #abstractart #fineline #micronpen

Worm 3. This one is kinda gross. I like it. #fineline #abstractart #micronpens

Worm 2. I really didn't know if I should stop or keep going with this one. I might add to it later and see if I like it better. Any thoughts? Good like this, or keep adding? #abstractart #fineline

Worm 1. #fineline #abstractart

A tribute to the marvellous BBC Radio 4 show Add To Playlist. 500 tunes, expertly dissected. And just ONE heavy metal track - that was all I needed! #abstractart #dataart

I watched Tron (1982) before seeing Tron Ares and... wow. This movie literally predicted MCP, AI super intelligence concerns, and even brain rot. In this video, I break down how a 1982 CGI groundbreaker became a prophetic #AI film. 🤖⚡

Back to a full page circle draw. I like how the moire effect makes these somewhat disconcerting. So why not pushing that further by using red and blue to make it clash even ore. #fineline #abstractart

Drawn as Europe win the Ryder Cup. #abstractart #fineline

Going even further than the previous post. Full page. I think there needs to be more white on the page but Liz thought this one was great. #abstractart #fineline

Trying to squeeze the lines together for a disconcerting 3d-ish appearance. #abstractart #fineline

Trying out a #zentangle style. You can see I wasn't consistent on the spacing. I do like the effect though, but I think I prefer the more organic style. These feel a little "forced" (to me, anyway) #abstractart #fineline

What is a dashboard? According to @acotgreave.bsky.social and his co-authors, “A dashboard is a visual display of data used to monitor conditions and/or facilitate understanding." Whether or not you're already triggered, this podcast episode is worth a listen! analyticshour.io/2025/09/16/2...

Goofing around with markers and sketching #dataviz inspired ideas. Which is your favourite? I need to work on how I use markers and create highlights...

Scatterplot #abstractart #fineline #dARTa

My statement on Ai from the mini-comic as syllabus i made for new class I'm teaching that starts tomorrow! It robs you of your decisions & struggles - and the joy of being surprised. We won’t to be robbed of our learning - this is essential. This & the full mini at post: bsky.app/profile/nsou...

Timeline experiments #abstractart #fineline

Kinda like timelines? This was inspired by @sterkhvalros from Instagram. #abstractart #finelines

Full page concentric circles, with varying pen thickness. #abstractart #fineline #data

Concentric Circles. I like how the intent to do perfect circles disintegrates the further you get away from the centre. #abstractart #fineline

I'm exploring #abstractart, somewhat inspired by 20yrs in the #data industry.

@mhernandez.bsky.social of The New York Times takes us through his work and portfolio at #Outlier2025 - an amazing portfolio but he describes himself as a “janitor” - a lot of cleaning, and a lot of doing pretty much everything unglamorous! (Example is from a previous role at Reuters)

"Why start a company? Because one person cannot be good at ALL the things. Perhaps you can DO them all but it's unlikely you'll WOW at them." Gurman Bhatia, #outlier2025

One of the most fun part of winning an IIB award was the controversy that ensued. Looks like it has some enduring power! @acotgreave.bsky.social has the right take.

Love these ethical perspectives from Lauren Klein and Tanvi Sharma at #outlier2025. - who designed the Viz, and who for? - probe missing data - do you need to Viz at all?

Our team is looking for a visual journalist to report, design and code stories with us. You'll be able to learn from our skilled colleagues. I joined this team in 2021 and have continued to learn ever since. It's definitely a great work environment. Learn more about it or apply here: bit.ly/4kG33L6

Latest TUG is youtu.be/kwf-PAotXms @acotgreave.bsky.social "Design Beats Engineering for Successful Data Strategies" Meghan Wondra shows her "Taylor Swift-The Eras Tour" dashboard Jeff Kritzman shares a quick Tableau Tip - Custom Dates LOTS of awesome content @ youtube.com/@TeamDataFam #dataFam

storytelling with chart www.reddit.com/r/wallstreet...

Have you seen a good candidate for a chart makeover? We seek ideas for Chart Chat at Tableau Conference. We have some ideas, but would love to hear from you. Got any good makeover candidates? cc: @datarevelations.com @jeffreyshaffer.bsky.social @abmakulec.bsky.social

Confused by charts? Me too. Come join us on Chart Chat this Thursday as we share how we measure confusion, and what we should do about it. www.linkedin.com/events/chart...

#TodayinHistory #dataviz #Onthisday #OTD 📊 🎂Feb 23, 1868 W.E.B. Du Bois born in Great Barrington, MA, USA 🇺🇸 A hero of #dataviz! His collection of graphics on the Georgia Negro at the 1900 Paris Expo stand out for the range of techniques used

Outlier is the annual #dataviz conference hosted by @datavizsociety.bsky.social and speaker applications for 2025 are finally open! The theme - Reimagining - invites all sorts of topics, from reimagining how we work to innovations in design. Can't wait for June!! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

An instant classic, should be added to every data visualization training

#TodayinHistory #dataviz #Onthisday #OTD 📊📊 🎂Feb 6, 1802 Charles Wheatstone born in Gloucester, England 🇬🇧 1833: Invention of the stereoscope, for displaying 3D images; also revealing the dependence of visual depth perception upon binocular vision

I think this is one of my favourite colourful climate chart type things, because it depicts two things at once: - Things are going to get worse, no matter what - The degree to which they get worse depends on decisions made today theconversation.com/my-new-dark-... by @edhawkins.org

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

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...

Have you seen Google Gemini's Multimodal Livestream? It's literally able to teach me how to use #Tableau. It reaches limits as things get more advanced, but for basic learning, this is going to change the game. For the better? youtu.be/rrnafjcMB9g?...

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