Visualisingdata.com was originally launched in 2010 originally to serve as a blog to help continue the momentum of my learning from studying the subject via a Masters degree. I continue to publish articles and share announcements that track developments in my professional experiences as well as developments in the data visualisation field at large.
This is a collection of all my published posts, starting with the newest and dating back to 2010, tracking. These posts include articles, design commentaries, podcast updates, professional updates, and general news from across the data visualisation field.
Last month I had the pleasure of being invited on to The Chris Gill Podcast, a great series where Chris chats with people working within professional sport from around the world. I was there to talk all about data vis, of course, and its relevance/application to sport.
Welcome to S5E6 of Explore Explain, a long-form video and podcast series about data visualisation design. In this episode I am delighted to welcome Michael Brenner (Head of Creative at Data4Change), Sarah Slobin (Visual Editor, Reuters), and Jon Schwabish (Senior Fellow, Urban Institute) to explore ‘The Tools of Our Trade’.
My September newsletter, that was sent out to subscribers at the end of last month, is now open for all to read. You can access this issue, as well as visit the growing catalogue of previous issues, on the Newsletter page.
Welcome to S5E5 of Explore Explain, a long-form video and podcast series about data visualisation design. In this episode I chat with Kat Greenbrook, Data Storyteller, Author, and founder of Rogue Penguin based in Wellington, New Zealand.
I’m happy to announce details of a new public training course, the one-day classroom based ‘Fundamentals of Data Visualisation’ will take place in London, on 18 December 2024.
I’m delighted to share news that the third edition of my book ‘Data Visualisation: A Handbook for Data Driven Design‘ is nearing completion and will be published in November 2024.
My August newsletter, that was sent out to subscribers at the end of last month, is now open for all to read. You can access this issue, as well as visit the growing catalogue of previous issues, on the Newsletter page.
Happy to share news of the release of a new batch of Explore Explain shorter ‘highlights’ videos for Season 4. The idea is to identify, extract, edit, and package up five key insights to emerge from each episode to create short 10-15 mins highlights.
My July newsletter, that was sent out to subscribers at the end of last month, is now open for all to read. You can access this issue, as well as visit the growing catalogue of previous issues, on the Newsletter page.
Over the past couple of months I had the pleasure of appearing on a couple of podcasts: The Cost of Everything and Data + Love. They were both published this week and so I’m happy to share links to the shows.
Welcome to S5E4 of Explore Explain, a long-form video and podcast series about data visualisation design. In this episode I chat with Dominikus Baur and Alice Thudt about their sensational visual exploration, ‘Full of Themselves: An Analysis of Title Drops in Movies’
Welcome to S5E3 of Explore Explain, a long-form video and podcast series about data visualisation design. In this episode I chat with Natalie Erdem to explore the story behind TWO-N’s work developing MSNBC’s election big board.
I’m happy to announce details of a new public training course, the virtual ‘Masterclass in Data Visualisation’ which will take place online, over 10-12 September 2024, running 1pm to 5pm (UK) each day.
I’m happy to announce details of a new public training course, the virtual ‘Fundamentals of Data Visualisation’ which will take place online over 6th and 7th August 2024, running 2pm to 5pm (UK) each day.
Welcome to S5E2 of Explore Explain, a long-form video and podcast series about data visualisation design. In this episode I chat with Jess Carr to explore the story behind a passion project she worked on titled ‘Since When Does Vogue Hate Text?’. This project was a winner of ‘The Pudding Cup’ 2023 gold prize so it’s a great piece to dissect!
Welcome to S5E1 of Explore Explain, a long-form video and podcast series about data visualisation design. In this episode I chat with Rebecca Conroy and Duncan Swain of Beyond Words studio. We explore their career backgrounds, the origin story behind the founding of their studio, and how their subsequent creative and commercial journey over the past decade has been built upon a culture shaped by strong values.
I’m happy to announce details of a new public training course, the two-day classroom based ‘Masterclass in Data Visualisation’ will take place in London, on 10-11 July 2024.
I’m happy to announce details of a new public training course, the two-day classroom based ‘Masterclass in Data Visualisation’ will take place in London, on 23-24 April 2024.
I’ve decided to compile an updated profile of where you will find me across the web’s places and platforms and the nature and extent to which I will be active with each.
Welcome to S4E9 of Explore Explain, a long-form video and podcast series about data visualisation design. In this episode I chat with Chloe Whiteaker and Marie Patino of Bloomberg News. We explore the story behind their unique data visualisation project analysing the staggering wealth of a pop-music phenomenon: “Taylor Swift Vaults Into Billionaire Ranks with Blockbuster Eras Tour”.
I’m very happy to announce details of a newsletter that I will be launching in February. The Visualising Data Newsletter will chronicle the most insightful and delightful data visualisation content every month, sent straight to your inbox.
Welcome to S4E8 of Explore Explain, a long-form video and podcast series about data visualisation design. In this episode I chat with Denise Lu about her side project visualising analysis of the tracks played during the reunion shows of her favourite band: this is ‘Pavement 1933-2023’.
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.
Welcome to S4E7 of Explore Explain, a long-form video and podcast series about data visualisation design. In this episode I chat with Amanda Shendruk about her visual article for Washington Post Opinions titled ‘Audiences want a different climate change message. Hollywood should deliver.’
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.
I’m happy to share news that I’m working on the next edition of my book ‘Data Visualisation: A Handbook for Data Driven Design’.
Welcome to S4E6 of Explore Explain, a long-form video and podcast series about data visualisation design. In this episode I chat with Chimdi Nwosu about two of his data visualisation projects: ‘Incarcerated in America’ and ‘Press Freedom Index’.
I’m happy to announce details of a new public training course, the two half-day virtual ‘Fundamentals of Data Visualisation’ will take place online on 10-11 January 2024, 2pm to 5pm (UK) each day.
Happy to share news of the release of the first batch of Explore Explain shorter ‘highlights’ videos for Season 3. The idea is to identify, extract, edit, and package up five key insights to emerge from each episode to create short 10-15 mins highlights.
I’m happy to announce details of a new public training course, the two-day classroom based ‘Masterclass in Data Visualisation’ will take place in London, on 21-22 February 2024.