NEWS

Why Visual Journalism Is So Slow

August 27, 2025

Ever wondered what consumes a visual journalist’s day? I tracked every hour of a typical project to uncover the biggest time drains and share…

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What your New York Neighborhood Says About You (Backed by Data)

August 26, 2025

Cross between New York City neighborhoods and you’ll be transported. Parents crowd Park Slope’s stroller-lined streets, where the child-to-adult ratio is rising–defying citywide trends…

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REVIEW: Become a Great Data Storyteller by Angelica Lo Duca

August 20, 2025

I (NR) had a great discussion with Angelica Lo Duca (ALD) where we discussed her latest book: Become a Great Data Storyteller. Angelica’s book…

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🚀 The Mentorship Program returns! Apply now for the October – December cohort

August 18, 2025

This is one of our most popular programs at DVS, offering mentees early in their visualization career an opportunity to work with a mentor…

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How Data Visualization Became My Career Catalyst

August 13, 2025

How mastering data storytelling can transform your career As an industrial-organizational psychologist, I started my career with a clear plan. Study workplace behavior. Research.…

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Plastic Portrait: Visualizing Technical Skills Through Cable Ties

August 6, 2025

I’ve always been interested in the aesthetic side of dashboards beyond what the tools offer—importing custom backgrounds and graphic elements created outside of BI…

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Winds of Change and How They Sway Fatalist Fractalists

August 5, 2025

We don’t know whether you have noticed, but there are many phrases we casually let loose that cry out for visualisation. Or, at least,…

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Data Doesn’t Have to Start with Spreadsheets. It Can Start with a Sneeze.

July 30, 2025

I was invited to an elementary school in the Bay Area to introduce kids to the wonderful world of data. A decade ago, I…

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The Bus Station That Didn’t Exist, and Other Data Epiphanies

July 29, 2025

“Data is multidisciplinary” is my mantra—it’s 2025, and I’ve now worked 20 years in every possible flavour of data—data visualization, open data advocacy, data…

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Flower Visualizations and the Uncertainty of New Parenthood

July 28, 2025

Developing understanding through visualizing newborn data Expecting parents are inundated with information about newborn health and all of the potential maladies that can befall…

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