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2023 has seen an explosion in the buzz of new developments and discourse surrounding all things to do with Artificial Intelligence. In this series of posts I’m taking stock of what I know, what I don’t know, what I think, and what I might speculate about what these advancements in AI mean in its applicability for data visualisation.

This is a published version of my experimental play with my new Threads account in which I chronicle a single working day to give some brief insight into life as a data vis freelancer.

In this post I share several sections of useful resources that may help you find out what data visualisation tools are available, are being used, and what they are capable of in terms of charting features.

This made me wonder about a similar discussion in the context of data visualisation, and specifically the notion of a dream team. If you could form a team of skilled practitioners, each bringing a different core strength to the table, who would make the team?

Coverage of the Coronavirus outbreak is everywhere as news media, governments and health organisations across the globe analyse its spread and impact.

Earlier today I had the pleasure of delivering my first webinar presentation for Tableau this year. The title of my talk was ‘The Design of Time’.

As consumers of visualisations, before we form interpretations and conclusions from the charts we see, we have to remember that they are only a visual display of the data that has been collected and the way that data has been transformed.

Whilst driving yesterday evening I was listening to BBC Radio 6 Music and heard an interesting interview with members of the band Field Music. They are doing a pair of performances at the Imperial War Museums inspired by a document called ‘The End of the War’.