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Last updated: Dec 19, 2020I answer questions I get from people who want to learn more about what it's like to work in data visualization. This post will be regularly updated as I get questions from others.
Read moreCataloguing My Family's History Through Food
Jan 12, 2021How could I show recipes beyond the standard cookbook? What are some ways I could visualize data that could last for generations to come?
Read moreBuilding My Hugo Website as a Noob
Dec 28, 2020
With very little web development skills, I spent over 80 hours learning how to put my site together with Hugo and Netlify.
Read moreTeaching My First Data Visualization Workshop in Toronto
Nov 30, 2020
What it was like to create my first workshop and what I learned from the experience.
Read moreDesigning Data Visualizations with the Tekken Community
Aug 3, 2020
I opened my design process to hear feedback and suggestions from the public community on Reddit.
Read moreData Visualization Style Guide: How I Learned to Design One
May 10, 2020
What’s a data visualization style guide? Why and when is it needed? How do we create one? I initiated a project to better understand them by designing one for Slack.
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How Tekken Reinvented My Data Visualization Design Process
Sep 3, 2020
Engaging the community around this fighting game challenged me to rethink my approach to creating data visualizations.
Read moreHow Self-Employed Data Visualization Designers Make a Living
Mar 31, 2020
Interviewing RJ Andrews, Alli Torban, Matt Baker, and Ann K. Emery on how they started—and made—their careers in data visualization.
Read moreHow I Quit My Full-Time Job to Pursue a Freelance Career As a Data Visualization Designer
Dec 9, 2019
It’s been four months since I quit my full-time job to pursue a career in data visualization (data viz) design. I thought I’d talk about what I’ve learned thus far so that others might learn something from my journey.
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