About me

Hello! My name is Jane, I am an independent data visualization designer based in Toronto, Canada.

Like most people in data visualization, I had an unusual entry into the field. My educational background is in life sciences and design strategy. Shortly after graduation, I worked at a startup during the day and began exploring my interest in data visualization in the evenings. Through personal projects, I have taught myself how to create data visualizations.

Over the years, my work has evolved to creating physical products that aim to shape how people think about a topic. There is a lot of work that's created to show you what is going on, but not enough dive into the how or the why. I compartmentalize concepts so people can better understand the mechanics behind it. A great example of this is a project I did on a fighting game called Tekken. I broke down fighting moves by variables that define them. In doing so, I hoped to allow players to gain a better understanding of how to apply them in games. I chose to use physical cards as my main medium because it is a great way to allow comparability, which I believe is the most fundamental function of data visualization; a bar chart is useless with just one bar. I continue to push this line of work with my personal and professional projects.

If you want to know more about my career journey, check out this post.