Pop Dashboards: Playing with Color in Tableau
I recently got asked about color palettes when I posted a sample to Twitter. Tableau allows you to customize your
Soylent Green meets IronViz: What’s on Your Plate?
I’m quite odd when it comes to food. It scares me in a way. So when the IronViz feeder was
If the sound of deadlines whooshing past you is becoming a constant roar, TRY THIS!!
I have a pretty sweet gig making Tableau dashboards, but I worked for a start-up once. I’ve done everything from
Oh, the Ways You’ll Tableau!
Congratulations! Today is your day! You’re on to Great Vizzes! You’re off and away! You have bits on your screen
Minimalistic Maps Redux
I’ve gotten a tremendous amount of feedback in response to to original, so like The Matrix, I decided it was time
Giorgio, Linguistics, and Birds
This is a long-form version of my poster from Tapestry discussing Kelly Martin’s bird-plane viz. It’s my first take at
Start Where You Are
I’ve had a lot of people talk to me about starting something – Tableau, a blog, a new business, flying
The Language of Data Visualization: Tapestry Sneak Peak
Previously, I’ve discussed how data visualization matches the definition of language. So, where do we go from there? In American Sign
Beautiful Minimalistic Maps
I just wanted the map to disappear. Not completely off the page, mind you. No, I wanted the information, but
How the EXCEL do I find the flow with Tableau?!
I once spent months building a dashboard. In Excel. With pivot tables. And GETPIVOTDATA. And all sorts of lookups, calculations, conditional
Makeover Monday: A Headline in Need is a Crisis Indeed!
Andy Kriebel found a gem that looked at American saving habits. I ran this thing through the normal process and
Monday Madness AKA Makeover Monday
My take on Mass Makeover Monday. Thank you, Andy Kriebel and Andy Cotgreave for doing this! It’s interactive. Can you
Alice in Wonderland: A Linguistics Approach to Data Visualization
“But I don’t want to go among mad people,” Alice remarked. “Oh, you can’t help that,” said the Cat: “we’re
Revenge of the Chain Data Fairies – Tableau Meets Trans-Siberian Orchestra
Some people listen to some really mellow music. It calms them, soothes their soul, and takes them somewhere…probably an island
Setting the Stage
I love music, but my singing voice ensures work for ASL interpreters everywhere. Really, I think the phase I heard