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4 Months, 2 Programs, 6 Advisers: How I Pivoted Careers through Communal Learning

June 17, 2025

When I decided to pivot my career, I quickly ruled out going back to school. Not just because it would be expensive, but because…

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From Homemaker to Data Storyteller: Lessons from a Local Analytics Class

June 16, 2025

Recently, I concluded a 6-weeks intensive Data Analytics Course in our local community. I vividly remember how participants responded when I asked each to…

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Celebrating the 2024 Information is Beautiful Winners

June 14, 2025

After months of curation, judging, and community excitement, we’re thrilled to unveil the winners of the 2024 Information is Beautiful Awards. This year’s entries…

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Datafying Mixed Social Identities: Nonbinarity as the Complementary of Intersectionality

June 10, 2025

Capturing mixed social identities through categorical data presents significant challenges. Nonbinarity provides a conceptual, computational, and visual framework for reimagining social identities beyond binary…

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The Shape of Why

June 9, 2025

From descriptive to prescriptive: How AI in data visualization is evolving from plotting the “What” to telling the “Why”. Today’s AI systems can draw…

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Decoding the Influence of Visual Data in Consumer Decisions

June 5, 2025

Do you ever wonder why your eyes dart to a flashy “50% OFF” sticker? or an appetite-stimulating visual of potato chips on a pack…

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Visualizing as a Form of Collective Care

June 4, 2025

Care is easy to recognize on a personal level, especially when it takes the form of small, attentive gestures woven into daily life. We…

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What Can Business Dashboard Designers Learn from the Information Is Beautiful Awards?

June 3, 2025

Why do I still love the field of data visualisation after 20 years? It’s the levers that exist between form and function, beauty and…

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Data About America’s Communities Are In Jeopardy, and Lives May Hang in the Balance

June 3, 2025

Over the years, I’ve worked with counties across California focused on combating drug overdose in their communities. My goal is to help local organizations…

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Scrollytelling with Closeread: The Super Low-Code Way to Bring Your Data Project to the Web!

May 22, 2025

Introduction What is Scrollytelling? Scrollytelling is a dynamic, interactive storytelling technique often used in web-based formats, that reveals insights, visuals, and narrative elements as…

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