This question is answered by the subtitle of “The Book of Trees” by Manuel Lima. I’m reviewing this as part of my 2021 project to review 20+ books on my shelves – a combination of those that are unread, and those that are brand new. For me, The Book of Trees falls into the first […]
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What are Data Sketches?
In my quest to review as many data and design themed books as possible during 2021, I will be mixing books I have owned but not yet read with brand new books as they are released. One such book that I have been really excited about is Data Sketches, by Nadieh Bremer and Shirley Wu. […]
How do you create 31 visualisations in a month?
Some might say, the question should be “Why …” – and I don’t have an answer to that, other than to describe my thought processes from my last post, on the first day of May, where I set myself this challenge. A visualisation a day, all on the theme of one album. Did I complete […]
How do you visualise to a pre-determined design?
This is another post that’s quite difficult to frame into a question, but I want to take the opportunity to show off a bit about my latest album cover themed data visualisation project. After all, it’s a niche (some might say pointless) thing I’m doing, so why not justify it with some writing, pictures and, […]
Why have I stopped contributing to Makeover Monday?
It’s difficult to be a regular contributor of Tableau data visualisations online via Tableau Public without knowing about the excellent Makeover Monday initiative. For those who aren’t aware of it, I penned an ode to it last year. As last year continued, I posted a contribution every week, from the simple to the complex, learning […]
How should you prepare a visualisation project?
Here’s a post about my latest significant visualisation – it’s Olympic-themed, centred around all the decathlon greats from 1984 to the present day. I’m genuinely quite happy, but not delighted, with it. Click on the image below to see the interactive version on Tableau Public. And please, if you like to explore this kind of […]