Teaching

I am teaching an introductory workshop to data visualization in Washington, DC on Thursday, June 8, 2016 from 9a-1230p EST. I’m excited to bring together people from different fields and sectors to help improve the way we communicate data. In…

Well, my week of data and story posts has come to an end. And today I head off to Pamplona, Spain for what I expect will be an incredible and exhausting week at the Malofiej Infographic World Summit. I’ll be…

So far in this series of posts on stories, I’ve discussed the definition of story, story structure, and applying data to story structure. In this final post, I look at the differences between analyzing data and talking to people and…

In my last couple of posts, I discussed my definition of story and story structure. As people engaged with data and trying to visualize those data, we often say, “Let’s tell a story with these data,” and in the end, we…

Once upon a time, there was _____. Every day, _____. One day, _____. Because of that, _____. Because of that, _____. Until finally_____. This is just one of the famous 22 Rules of Storytelling from Pixar, shared by Pixar Story…

People who work with and communicate data tend to throw around the words “story” and “data” a lot these days. We say all too regularly, “Let’s tell a story with these data” or “What story do these data tell us?”…

Earlier this month, I taught an”Intensive Learning Environment” (or ILE) course on data visualization at Georgetown University’s McDonough School for Business. The class takes place over six evenings (three hours each) and two full-day Saturdays. I try to fit in the basics…

I’m currently teaching a Data Visualization class in the McDonough School of Business at Georgetown University. To celebrate Pi Day yesterday, each student was given a pie chart I found online and asked to remake it. The rules were simple: They…

Happy Pi Day everyone! It’s especially fun this year because today is 3/14/15. If you’re a regular reader of this blog or of the data visualization field in general, you’re probably well aware of many people’s disdain for pie charts…