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61: 3 Insights From a Personal Project That Blew Up — Featuring Nadieh Bremer and Shirley Wu
Data Viz Today
02/16/21 • 38 min
What are the ingredients of a successful personal project? How do you even know what topic to make your personal project about? What constraints make for a successful personal project?
In this episode, data visualization designers Nadieh Bremer and Shirley Wu share insights they learned from completing a year-long collaboration that ended with a new book called Data Sketches!
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55: How to Get Your First Data Viz Freelance Project — Featuring Dr. Stephanie Evergreen
Data Viz Today
06/09/20 • 55 min
Are you interested in freelancing or consulting in data visualization? Being your own boss as a full-time freelancer has its own set of unique challenges, and of course, many benefits!
But from the outside looking in, it’s hard to know where to even start...
How do you find clients? How do you know what to offer?
How do you reach out and pitch to potential clients? How do you communicate the value that you bring and know what to charge?
How do you make sure you end up getting paid?!
There’s so much! But don’t worry, Dr. Stephanie Evergreen joins me today, and I asked her all the questions. Let's go!
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94: How to Give More Confident Data Presentations (even if you’re an introvert) — Featuring Cole Nussbaumer Knaflic
Data Viz Today
04/18/24 • 46 min
There’s no way around it: If you can speak confidently about your dataviz work to other people, you’ll make a bigger impact. But you’re shy, nervous, an introvert, and not a natural speaker! That’s ok. You CAN learn this skill. Cole Nussbaumer Knaflic, a data storytelling expert, best-selling author, and CEO of Storytelling with Data, joins us today to share how to identify and fix those pesky presentation nerves so you can finally have the impact you want.
Let’s go!
Show notes: https://dataviztoday.com/shownotes/94
Cole's best-selling books including Storytelling with You: https://www.storytellingwithdata.com/books
My book Chart Spark: https://www.chartsparkbook.com
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29: 3 Essential Steps To Finding Your Unique Style - Featured Data Visualization by Federica Fragapane
Data Viz Today
09/11/18 • 16 min
How can you find your unique data viz style? I've started my quest to find mine, which I hope will help me find my voice and create work that’s more representative of my point of view. I know it’s not something that happens overnight, but what can I do to get started? Featured data visualization project by Federica Fragapane provides plenty of inspiration for how to get on the right path.
03/12/19 • 24 min
Can we combine explanatory and exploratory data viz? That's just what Duncan Clark and his team over at Flourish are trying to accomplish by giving everyone the ability to create a "Talkie."
In this episode, find out what it is and how to create an effective one. Bonus: Duncan shares the one thing that would impress him in a data viz portfolio!
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43: How to Visualize Paths Through Time with a Narrative Chart - Featuring Sahil Chinoy and Jessia Ma
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04/30/19 • 11 min
Every day, events are happening and people are moving through time making decisions. How do we visualize that? How do we visualize that for hundreds of people in a way that still makes sense? Even more challenging, how do we humanize that visualization?
In this episode, we’ll learn how Sahil Chinoy and Jessia Ma from the New York Times solved this problem by combing hundreds of paths into a narrative chart.
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02/26/19 • 8 min
How can you add more information to your flow charts? Incorporate small multiples! In this episode, we learn about Chris DeMartini's data visualization that brings together small multiples and a flow chart (an NBA bracket) to add context to the flow. Find out how he created it, and how this technique can be applied elsewhere!
11/05/19 • 9 min
It's no secret that creating two charts to show different views on a data set can be very powerful. But can connecting them somehow make it even more impactful?
In this episode, we learn how Mohamad Waked used two charts with a captivating connective tissue to shine a light on a very important issue happening in the world right now.
11/19/19 • 15 min
Have you ever been asked the explain the value of visualizing data? I always jump to “it reveals insights you couldn’t see before!” But while I was at the Data2Dome conference last month, I had a light-bulb moment. Revealing insights is just part of the puzzle...
In this episode, I share stories of how the planetarium community is using data to engage scientists and the general public in really innovative ways, and then I pull all the pieces together to see our value in a whole new light.
10/08/19 • 20 min
It’s no secret that some charts lie. You might be thinking that only a subset of people who maliciously create a chart to serve their interests are guilty of this, but the truth is, there are many ways in which a chart can lie.
You can make a mistake in your design, or use data that’s insufficient, or make conclusions that aren’t accurate. I’m guilty of this, and guess what... so is Alberto Cairo! He wrote a whole book on How Charts Lie based on his experience creating and reading charts.
In this episode, I finally got to ask Alberto’s opinion on some burning questions that I have, like
- how he personally reads charts to assess their quality,
- how he’d structure a graphics team today to make sure they create quality graphics, and
- where he thinks we’ll be fighting misinformation in the coming years.
- Most importantly, he explains why we shouldn’t throw up our hands and give up on charts even when some mislead us.
Alberto's book How Charts Lie
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FAQ
How many episodes does Data Viz Today have?
Data Viz Today currently has 109 episodes available.
What topics does Data Viz Today cover?
The podcast is about Coding, Artist, Art, Design, Creative, Journalism, Data, Intelligence, Podcasts, Technology, Developer, Information, Science, Arts, Business, Analysis and Visual.
What is the most popular episode on Data Viz Today?
The episode title '55: How to Get Your First Data Viz Freelance Project — Featuring Dr. Stephanie Evergreen' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on Data Viz Today?
The average episode length on Data Viz Today is 23 minutes.
How often are episodes of Data Viz Today released?
Episodes of Data Viz Today are typically released every 19 days, 9 hours.
When was the first episode of Data Viz Today?
The first episode of Data Viz Today was released on Feb 26, 2018.
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