Interviewing RJ Andrews, Alli Torban, Matt Baker, and Ann K. Emery on how they started—and made—their careers in data visualization.
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.
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.