Juneteenth: A Critical Examination and Conversation
How do we understand the world around us? One thing happening this year in the US are more discussions around
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Magically Minimalist Maps with Mapbox and other Delights in 2019.2
Tableau continues to give me small ways to make a big impact on my work. Take for example buttons. They’ve
Continue ReadingAnalyzing Literacy’s Impact on Synapse Formation AKA Making Brains in Tableau
I’ve always been moderately obsessed with the brain. For starters, it’s creepy looking. I remember a cartoon where the villain
Continue ReadingTableau Mapping for 2018.1 and Beyond
I did a webinar with Joshua Milligan (link forthcoming) and touched on some of the following topics: GIS Formatting Legends
Continue ReadingMeasure Values, Toil, and Trouble: Avoiding the ‘Dead on Delivery’ Dashboard
Tableau has this nifty feature: measure values. Its swell companion, measure names, makes doing certain types of analyses painless. This
Continue ReadingThe Shape of Stories: Analyzing Film Cutting Speed for Tableau’s IronViz
I often tell people I’m “sound and lights” when it comes to getting attention. Given a choice, you’ll find me
Continue ReadingIronViz – A Local Safari
The IronViz feeder contest sure brings the heat. The last one where I participated quite literally melted a hard drive.
Continue ReadingCome Together – (Co)Running a Tableau User Group
Meet me for 5 minutes and you’ll know straight-off I’m not the person to organize things. Brainstorm, create, cluster –
Continue ReadingThe Magic of Tableau: Small Multiples and Faceting by Design
Every now and then, one of my clients will ask a question that sends me down a rabbit hole. I
Continue ReadingHow the EXCEL do I understand Marimekko?! Tableau Toddler Guide
With Tableau 10 came the ability to add Marimekko charts. Now, keep in mind, these are considered advanced visualization for
Continue ReadingTableau 10 Device Designer: Optimizing for Mobile & Getting Tableau to Fit
In the days of yore (or about a couple of weeks ago), designing for mobile meant an entirely different dashboard.
Continue ReadingRearranging Furniture: Dashboard Design, Placement & Movement
“Did you really have to move that?” It’s a common (and fair) question that applies both to my house and Tableau dashboards.
Continue ReadingIronViz Webinar – Hot off the Press!
Tableau’s IronViz competition is so hot, it melts hard drives (true story). That said, I got to deep dive into
Continue ReadingWomen in the Pipeline: A Tableau Poster for Makeover Monday
I’ve fallen more than a little behind on the Makeover Monday series. Sometimes, I save a data set for later,
Continue ReadingHow the EXCEL do I Even Begin to Calculate that in Tableau? A Beginner’s Guide to Creating Complex Calculations
I recently did a webinar where I showed an automated holiday calculation in Tableau. A LOT of people told me they wouldn't even know where to begin.
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