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Behind the Scenes: Dashboards That Deliver

September 23, 2025

Andy Cotgreave, Amanda Makulec, Jeffrey Shaffer, and Steve Wexler have a new book coming out on September 23, 2025—Dashboards That Deliver: How to Design,…

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Review: Dashboards That Deliver

September 22, 2025

Dashboards That Deliver: How to Design, Develop, and Deploy Dashboards That Work, the upcoming book by Andy Cotgreave, Amanda Makulec, Jeffrey Shaffer, and Steve…

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Learning to Read Academic Papers by Making Data Comics

September 18, 2025

Learning to read academic papers is a considerable challenge for many college students. Take, for instance, the task of reading a research paper for…

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Review of Stakeholder Whispering by Bill Shander

September 17, 2025

Full disclosure: Bill and I met through the DVS, and have known one another for years. I received an advance copy of his book.…

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Why audience age matters: The Influence of Audience Age on Engagement with Interactive Narrative Visualization

August 28, 2025

Interactive data-driven stories are an increasingly common way to communicate complex information—climate change, election outcomes, etc. Often, however, they are built for a broad…

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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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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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