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- Jun 6, 2019
- 3 min
In Praise Of "Cathy"
"Cathy" wasn't a comic strip for the cool kids. But there are incredibly valuable lessons we can learn from its creator.
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- May 31, 2019
- 6 min
"Don't Meet Your Heroes"
They say "don't meet your heroes," because you'll end up disappointed. What they don't say is, sometimes, the opposite just might happen.
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- May 28, 2019
- 5 min
Trust the Process
When we say "Trust the Process," whose process are we talking about?
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- Apr 19, 2019
- 3 min
STEAL THIS (WORK)BOOK
In talking with a friend of mine recently, I said something like "I can't imagine why you'd ever make your workbooks not downloadable,...
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- Apr 5, 2019
- 2 min
A Parting Glance
Did you know that this blog used to have an actual title? I know, the URL was just my handle, and I usually only ever referred to it as...
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- Mar 29, 2019
- 9 min
Visualizing the Future
A harrowing tale I have to tell, my friends in data visualization. A tale for only the hardiest of heart, but a tale needs must be told....
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- Jan 10, 2019
- 5 min
Unasked Questions
Possibly as early as elementary school, but certainly by middle school, we’ve been introduced to the classic questions that journalists...
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- Oct 12, 2018
- 4 min
Why Do We Race? (TC18 Director's Cut #3)
I’ll be giving a presentation entitled “You Are an Artist: How and Why to Get Started Making Public Visualizations” at Tableau Conference...
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- Sep 28, 2018
- 4 min
Die, Vampire, Die (TC18 Director's Cut #2)
I’ll be giving a presentation entitled “You Are an Artist: How and Why to Get Started Making Public Visualizations” at Tableau Conference...
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- Sep 24, 2018
- 7 min
Recognizing and Avoiding Pitfalls (TC18 Director's Cut #1)
I’ll be giving a presentation entitled “You Are an Artist: How and Why to Get Started Making Public Visualizations” at Tableau Conference...
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