On this week’s episode of the PolicyViz Podcast, I’m excited to welcome Catherine D’Ignazio and Lauren Klein, authors of the new book, Data Feminsim. The book is currently open for public review and comment, so you can head over to the…
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For a while now, I’ve been interested in trying to figure out how different research fields think about and use data visualization in their work. As an economist, I visualize data all the time–some of it makes it into the…
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As you likely already know, I am a Senior Fellow at the Urban Institute, a nonprofit research institution in Washington, DC. I spend half my time conducting economic research (mostly on SNAP and Disability Insurance) and the other half in…
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Diana Yoo has over ten years of experience as an information graphic designer and as an art director/design director. As the Art and Creative Director at the Pew Research Center, Diana lead a multidisciplinary team to develop digital projects of all…
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As a reader of this website, you well know that I’m a fan of Microsoft Excel. Everyone has Excel and most basically know how to use it. I also spend a lot of my time improving how I use Excel—both…
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A few weeks ago, I pulled together a list of a dozen dataviz-related Pinterest profiles I recommend you follow. A few people weighed in with some of their favorite Pinterest profiles, so I thought I’d pull them together into this…
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Admittedly, I’m not the biggest Pinterest user. I use it for my own library of graphics I like and don’t, teaching materials, and other assorted sundries. But there are a few collections of data visualizations that are worth your time;…
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Welcome to the newly redesigned PolicyViz website! Over the past few months, I’ve been reworking the site to offer you a better experience. As always, I want to help you learn how to more effectively present your content through visualizing…
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