Latest Datavisualisation Podcast Episodes
94: How to Give More Confident Data Presentations (even if you’re an introvert) — Featuring Cole Nussbaumer Knaflic
Data Viz Today - April 18, 2024 05:00 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 83 ratingsThere’s no way around it: If you can speak confidently about your dataviz work to other people, you’ll make a bigger impact. But you’re shy, nervous, an introvert, and not a natural speaker! That’s ok. You CAN learn this skill. Cole Nussbaumer Knaflic, a data storytelling expert, best-selling au...
93: How to Leverage Sports Analytics for a Standout Dataviz Portfolio — Featuring Shri Khalpada
Data Viz Today - March 29, 2024 19:45 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 83 ratingsAre you looking for ways to make your work stand out in a crowded industry, like sports? Or maybe looking for a topic with pretty clean data to create a portfolio project? In today’s episode, we’re chatting with Shri Khalpada, a D.C. area creative coder and Principal Software Engineer at Cleanin...
BONUS: Insider Tips for Publishing Your First Dataviz Book
Data Viz Today - February 28, 2024 21:50 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 83 ratingsAre you ready to write a book? Or maybe see it in your future down the road? Well, I spent hours and hours researching the book publishing process, spoke with tons of authors about their experience, and then lived through it myself. I want to save you some time and share what I learned. Recent...
92: How to Navigate a Dataviz Career in Mozambique — Featuring Charama Sulemane
Data Viz Today - January 30, 2024 06:00 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 83 ratingsHave you ever felt like you made a big career mistake? Like you completely chose the wrong college major or took the wrong job. Well, today we’re chatting with Charama Sulemane, a data analyst at the United Nations Office for Project Services. But only a few years ago, he was a fresh graduate in...
Welcome to Data Viz Today!
Data Viz Today - January 18, 2024 20:23 - 1 minute ★★★★★ - 83 ratingsData Viz Today, hosted by Alli Torban, is a friendly and insightful podcast for anyone interested in data visualization. It offers practical advice, showcases the latest tools and methods, and features inspiring stories from the field, aimed at analysts, journalists, and designers seeking to ref...
91: AMA — Creativity, freelancing, dataviz process and more!
Data Viz Today - December 21, 2023 06:00 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 83 ratingsIn this episode, I answer some common questions I’ve received lately about creativity, freelancing, dataviz process, and more. Let’s go! What platforms would you join when on the look out for a network, freelance projects etc? I want to transition into a dataviz job but not sure where to start...
90: How to Come Up with Creative Ideas
Data Viz Today - December 05, 2023 06:00 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 83 ratingsIn this episode, I’ll share a concept and prompt from my NEW book CHART SPARK, and how I applied it to the library check-out receipt to develop a creative idea that uses dataviz to encourage people to go to the library more. Use this prompt in your work to come up with creative ideas! Let’s go! ...
89: How Great Visualization Designers Think — with Alberto Cairo
Data Viz Today - November 20, 2023 06:00 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 83 ratingsIn this episode, Alberto Cairo shares some common threads he’s noticed among his dataviz students who go on to excel in this field and common traits he noticed while interviewing accomplished visualization designers for his new book The Art of Insight. Show notes: https://dataviztoday.com/show...
BONUS: Wanna chat? ☕ I'm opening up my calendar!
Data Viz Today - October 31, 2023 19:50 - 2 minutes ★★★★★ - 83 ratingsHey dataviz friend, my book is launching in early December (CHART SPARK), and after giving a workshop this morning that used the prompts from the book, I realized....chatting and brainstorming with other people is my happy place! So, do you wanna chat? Anything on your mind about dataviz caree...
88: 3 Ways to Monetize Your Data and Dataviz — with Dr. Barbara Wixom
Data Viz Today - September 05, 2023 19:37 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 83 ratingsIn this episode, we explore Dr. Barbara Wixom's insights on the three main ways companies (or even freelancers) can monetize data and dataviz, drawing from her extensive research and the insights of her book, Data is Everybody’s Business. She shares the patterns of successful data monetization g...
87: How to Navigate the Complexities of Neurodivergent Creativity — with Andy J. Pizza
Data Viz Today - May 30, 2023 08:00 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 83 ratingsAs data people, we tend to be more logical and analytical, which makes navigating creativity’s ambiguity a little tricky. So I called on Andy J. Pizza to help us out. To me, he is creativity personified — illustrator, author, podcaster, and more! He’s worked with big clients like The New York Ti...
86: How to Find a Balance Between Clarity and Creativity
Data Viz Today - April 25, 2023 07:00 - 9 minutes ★★★★★ - 83 ratingsIn this episode, I share the framework that helps me decide when to stick with “best practices” or try a new approach in my visualizations. We explore four key variables: the reader's time and patience, the need to capture attention, past struggles conveying a concept, and the designer’s availab...
85: How to transform science into clear and welcoming graphics — with Jen Christiansen
Data Viz Today - March 28, 2023 06:00 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 83 ratingsIn this episode, we dive into the world of scientific visuals with Jen Christiansen, Senior Graphics Editor at Scientific American and author of the new book Building Science Graphics. Jen shares when to consider including visuals in your work, the power of “welcoming gestures”, and the effect...
84: How to use serendipity to fuel your experiments and innovation with Mike Brondbjerg
Data Viz Today - February 28, 2023 18:06 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 83 ratingsIn this episode, we explore how to practice openness through a fun activity that combines serendipity and structure. London City Hall's Data Visualization and Information Design Lead, Mike Brondbjerg, shares how he creates beautiful pieces of art dictated by the roll of a dice, and how these ser...
83: Can you X-ray dataviz?
Data Viz Today - January 10, 2023 18:49 - 7 minutes ★★★★★ - 83 ratingsWhat’s it mean to X-ray a dataviz? This is my new method to make sure I learn from my dataviz inspiration and organize it in a way that helps me use it later. In this episode, I’ll share what it is and how you can X-ray dataviz too. Let’s go! Show notes: https://dataviztoday.com/shownotes/83 ...
82: How to use your inspiration with Gabrielle Mérite (Creativity Mini-Series)
Data Viz Today - December 21, 2022 20:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 83 ratingsWe know that we’re supposed to gather inspiration, but then what? Gabrielle Mérite, a senior data visualization designer at Pentagram, shares what to do with your inspiration to put it to work for you! Join my newsletter! https://dataviztoday.com/newslettersignup Show notes: https://datavizt...
BONUS: How to build habits and rituals that support your creative practice
Data Viz Today - November 22, 2022 15:52 - 59 minutes ★★★★★ - 83 ratingsWhy are habits/rituals important to your creative practice and what are some examples? Duncan Geere, Will Chase, and I share what's been most impactful to our dataviz practice! Shownotes / watch video: https://blog.elevatedataviz.com/the-elevate-dataviz-show-6 RJ Andrew's creative rituals in...
81: Going off the beaten path with Neil Richards (Creativity Mini-Series)
Data Viz Today - November 01, 2022 16:00 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 83 ratingsHow do you approach creativity for personal projects vs business intelligence? That's our big creativity question today for Neil Richards. Neil Richards is the author of the new book Questions in Dataviz, Lead Business Intelligence Analyst at JLL, and four-time Tableau Visionary. Show notes:...
81: Creativity Mini-Series with Neil Richards
Data Viz Today - November 01, 2022 12:15 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 83 ratingsHow do you approach creativity for personal projects vs business intelligence? That's our big creativity question today for Neil Richards. Neil Richards is the author of the new book Questions in Dataviz, Lead Business Intelligence Analyst at JLL, and four-time Tableau Visionary. Show notes:...
80: How to start a creative project with Manuel Canales (Creativity Mini-Series)
Data Viz Today - October 11, 2022 16:00 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 83 ratingsWe’re exploring creativity in information design from the perspective of amazingly creative people in the field! Let’s hear how Manuel Canales, the graphics assignment editor at the Washington Post and previously the senior graphics editor at National Geographic, gets the most out of his creativ...
80: Creativity Mini-Series with Manuel Canales
Data Viz Today - October 11, 2022 05:00 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 83 ratingsWe’re exploring creativity in information design from the perspective of amazingly creative people in the field! Let’s hear how Manuel Canales, the graphics assignment editor at the Washington Post and previously the senior graphics editor at National Geographic, gets the most out of his creativ...
79: Don't exceed your audience's patience with Marcelo Duhalde (Creativity Mini-Series)
Data Viz Today - September 06, 2022 16:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 83 ratingsWe’re exploring creativity in information design from the perspective of amazingly creative people in the field! Let’s hear how Marcelo Duhalde, the Associate Creative Director at the South China Morning Post, approaches creativity. We dive into how he defines creativity, what his process is lik...
79: Creativity Mini-Series with Marcelo Duhalde
Data Viz Today - September 06, 2022 05:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 83 ratingsWe’re exploring creativity in information design from the perspective of amazingly creative people in the field! Let’s hear how Marcelo Duhalde, the Associate Creative Director at the South China Morning Post, approaches creativity. We dive into how he defines creativity, what his process is lik...
78: Creativity is a risky act with Duncan Geere (Creativity Mini-Series)
Data Viz Today - August 16, 2022 16:00 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 83 ratingsWe’re exploring creativity in information design from the perspective of amazingly creative people in the field! Let’s hear how Duncan Geere approaches creativity. We dive into how he defines creativity, how he gets the most out of his creativity, and more! Duncan Geere is an information desig...
78: Creativity Mini-Series with Duncan Geere
Data Viz Today - August 16, 2022 05:00 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 83 ratingsWe’re exploring creativity in information design from the perspective of amazingly creative people in the field! Let’s hear how Duncan Geere approaches creativity. We dive into how he defines creativity, how he gets the most out of his creativity, and more! Duncan Geere is an information desig...
77: What daily practice looks like with Mesa Schumacher (Creativity Mini-Series)
Data Viz Today - August 09, 2022 16:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 83 ratingsWe’re exploring creativity in information design from the perspective of amazingly creative people in the field! If it’s not a magical process, then what is it? Let’s hear how Mesa Schumacher approaches creativity. Mesa Schumacher is a science artist currently living in Fiji who specializes in...
77: Creativity Mini-Series with Mesa Schumacher
Data Viz Today - August 09, 2022 05:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 83 ratingsWe’re exploring creativity in information design from the perspective of amazingly creative people in the field! If it’s not a magical process, then what is it? Let’s hear how Mesa Schumacher approaches creativity. Mesa Schumacher is a science artist currently living in Fiji who specializes in...
76: Creativity is a spectrum with Andy Kirk (Creativity Mini-Series)
Data Viz Today - August 02, 2022 16:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 83 ratingsWe’re exploring creativity in information design from the perspective of amazingly creative people in the field! If it’s not a magical process, then what is it? Let’s hear how Andy Kirk approaches creativity. We dive into how he defines creativity, what his routines are, what kills his creativit...
76: Creativity Mini-Series with Andy Kirk
Data Viz Today - August 02, 2022 05:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 83 ratingsWe’re exploring creativity in information design from the perspective of amazingly creative people in the field! If it’s not a magical process, then what is it? Let’s hear how Andy Kirk approaches creativity. We dive into how he defines creativity, what his routines are, what kills his creativit...
75: Change your space to change your mind with Stefanie Posavec (Creativity Mini-Series)
Data Viz Today - July 26, 2022 16:00 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 83 ratingsToday, I’m launching a mini-series all about creativity in information design. If you’re like me and came from a data background, communicating information in creative ways can feel a bit like a magical process, so over this series, I’ll invite creative information designers and dive into their ...
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