Finding Beauty in Meaning
The data sits before me, neatly nestled to the left. The canvas before me is blank, just waiting. I drag
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STROOPIFIED! Tableau Dashboards, Color, and Functional Aesthetics
How much does color affect our understanding of dashboards? We know bad choices in palettes can definitely break a good
Continue ReadingThe Death of an Analyst
There are few posts about death one wants to write. Some are poignant, like ones Oliver Sacks wrote before his
Continue ReadingGiorgio, 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
Continue ReadingThe Spice of Life: A Look into #DataChain Challenge #1
When Brittany Fong reached out on Twitter to start “Dear Data 3” or “Data Chain,” I was surprised and delighted. I’ve
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