The goal of the challenge (Data Viz Society & Files on Github) is to celebrate the data visualization legacy of W.E.B Du Bois by recreating the visualizations from the 1900 Paris Exposition using modern tools. W.E.B. Du Bois's groundbreaking exhibit at the 1900 Paris Exposition showcased the power of data visualization to challenge prevailing narratives... Continue Reading →
Empowering Change: Elevating Your Data Visualization Career through Viz For Social Good
In the dynamic realm of data visualisation, aligning your skills with social good and charitable causes can significantly enhance your career trajectory. Volunteering for "Viz For Social Good" not only allows you to make a positive impact on the world but also empowers change through the transformative language of data. At Vizit Sydney 2023 1.... Continue Reading →
Drive time analysis using Tableau and Mapbox Isochrone API
This blog post will explain how I created this drive time analysis data visualisation using Tableau and Mapbox Isochrone API. Firstly, I need to acknowledge the original post from the Flerlage blog: "Travel/Drive-Time Maps in Tableau by Marc Schønwandt". This post inspired me to learn and use this technique for my work. Brisbane Drive time... Continue Reading →
2021 Year in Review
"My 2021" has been incredible. I had many wonderful moments, at personal, community and professional levels. These below are some of my highlights. Viz for Social Good (First year as Director of Operations) I'm really lucky to help advance data for good with Viz For Social Good. As Director of Operations "my job" is to... Continue Reading →
Judging the QUTBands Hackathon
This is with great honor that I was invited to judge again the QUTBands Hackathon. QUTbands is the QUT student club for aspiring Business Analysts, Data Scientists. Before the live presentation, which was the event I was invited to judge, students attended a Tableau Desktop and Tableau Prep Builder training session delivered by keyData. They... Continue Reading →
2020 in review
This has been a strange year indeed, but very very Tableau rich for me. Thanks Josh for the very nice #VizInReview visual above 104 new Vizzes - and reached 200 in total on my Tableau Public profile 1 X Viz Of the Day (#VOTD) with "My 1000 Runs - mapping 1000 runs - 10 years"... Continue Reading →
Outlier conference – apply to speak
To my data visualisation network! I am helping with the organising of this really awesome conference for the Data Visualization Society : Outlier If you are involved in the data visualisation space I am keen to see you apply to speak: all levels, tools, languages, stories and experience are welcome !! APPLY TO SPEAK!Never given... Continue Reading →
Viz for Social Good event for APAC volunteers
An other great Viz for Social Good event - data for social good rocks! We had a bunch of APAC (and beyond) volunteers present the work based on Bridges to Prosperity data - they build bridges to connect the communities Recording is below: https://youtu.be/_HR9UPRH2NY APAC live presentations The presentations and links are below Names City Lahari Patnam Brisbane Thi... Continue Reading →
The making of “The Emigrants of the World, 1858, Charles Minard” map in Tableau
Everyone knows Charles Minard (French civil engineer) for his very famous "La carte figurative des pertes successives en hommes de l'armée française dans la campagne de Russie 1812-1813"; in plain English the map shows Napoleon's armies disastrous losses during the Russian campaign. I re-created this map in 2018, I really like this map but also took this as a challenge... Continue Reading →