I was on holiday recently in the Welsh border town of Hay on Wye, when I came across a book that instantly caught my attention.| Nightingale
Convincing senior executives to jump on the data visualization bandwagon isn't as complicated as you think: here are five tips to get senior...| Nightingale
Analogies can effectively explain complex topics in our field. The “fish in the pond" analogy shows ways to make insights more accessible.| Nightingale
If you ever wondered how to make a visualization or a dashboard that’s beautiful and functional at the same time, then read on.| Nightingale
The multi-disciplinary nature of the data visualization profession presents opportunities for fruitful collaboration while also leading to points of...| Nightingale
The Data Garden Project started as a small group of creative learners. Now, it’s growing into a global community.| Nightingale
Integrating data visualization into non-profit work is both a strategic advantage and an easy pitfall.| Nightingale
Throughout my career, I've oscillated between working solo on data visualization projects and being a part of larger teams tasked with creating compelling...| Nightingale
Need a great gift idea? Try making a personalized data viz for that special someone.| Nightingale
Feedback elevates work, but only when it is done right.| Nightingale
This article is part 9 in a series on data exploration, and the common struggles that we all face when trying to learn something new.| Nightingale
tl;dr: After teaching many data professionals about bullet graphs and using them in many dashboards, I started to notice that they had a fair number of...| Nightingale
User testing is not common practice in internal KPI dashboard projects.| Nightingale
Lindsey Poulter won the World Data Viz Prize using a mix of dashboard features—including a shuffle button to randomize the view.| Nightingale
How a person receives a product is as important as the product itself, with truck drivers being a great way in understanding this point.| Nightingale
In today's world, you need to run very fast just to stay in place.| Nightingale
This article is part V in a series on data exploration, and the common struggles that we all face when trying to learn something new.| Nightingale
This article is part IV in a series on data exploration, and the common struggles that we all face when trying to learn something new.| Nightingale
This article is part III in a series on data exploration, and the common struggles that we all face when trying to learn something new.| Nightingale
Imposter syndrome came up as a common struggle in October’s Topics in Data Visualization discussion about education on the DVS Slack channel.| Nightingale
A geodata project helped diagnose problems with education access in Tanzania, allowing education stakeholders to devise solutions to boost school attendance.| Nightingale