Data Viz Today

By Alli Torban

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Helping you become a more effective information designer. You want to create effective data visualizations. That’s hard work. There are so many decisions to make, like chart type, annotations, and color! Will this podcast help? Host and fellow data viz designer Alli Torban is in the trenches with you. She shares the latest tools and methods that she’s discovered while on the job and interviewing top designers. If you’re an analyst, journalist, or designer who wants to hone your skills with specific tactics, then this show could be just what you need.

Episode Date
94: How to Give More Confident Data Presentations (even if you’re an introvert) — Featuring Cole Nussbaumer Knaflic
Apr 18, 2024
93: How to Leverage Sports Analytics for a Standout Dataviz Portfolio — Featuring Shri Khalpada
Mar 29, 2024
BONUS: Insider Tips for Publishing Your First Dataviz Book
Feb 28, 2024
92: How to Navigate a Dataviz Career in Mozambique — Featuring Charama Sulemane
Jan 30, 2024
Welcome to Data Viz Today!
Jan 18, 2024
91: AMA — Creativity, freelancing, dataviz process and more!
Dec 21, 2023
90: How to Come Up with Creative Ideas
Dec 05, 2023
89: How Great Visualization Designers Think — with Alberto Cairo
Nov 20, 2023
BONUS: Wanna chat? ☕ I'm opening up my calendar!
Oct 31, 2023
88: 3 Ways to Monetize Your Data and Dataviz — with Dr. Barbara Wixom
Sep 05, 2023
87: How to Navigate the Complexities of Neurodivergent Creativity — with Andy J. Pizza
May 30, 2023
86: How to Find a Balance Between Clarity and Creativity
Apr 25, 2023
85: How to transform science into clear and welcoming graphics — with Jen Christiansen
Mar 28, 2023
84: How to use serendipity to fuel your experiments and innovation with Mike Brondbjerg
Feb 28, 2023
83: Can you X-ray dataviz?
Jan 10, 2023
82: How to use your inspiration with Gabrielle Mérite (Creativity Mini-Series)
Dec 21, 2022
BONUS: How to build habits and rituals that support your creative practice
Nov 22, 2022
81: Going off the beaten path with Neil Richards (Creativity Mini-Series)
Nov 01, 2022
80: How to start a creative project with Manuel Canales (Creativity Mini-Series)
Oct 11, 2022
79: Don't exceed your audience's patience with Marcelo Duhalde (Creativity Mini-Series)
Sep 06, 2022
78: Creativity is a risky act with Duncan Geere (Creativity Mini-Series)
Aug 16, 2022
77: What daily practice looks like with Mesa Schumacher (Creativity Mini-Series)
Aug 09, 2022
76: Creativity is a spectrum with Andy Kirk (Creativity Mini-Series)
Aug 02, 2022
75: Change your space to change your mind with Stefanie Posavec (Creativity Mini-Series)
Jul 26, 2022
74: What It's Like Being a Data Journalist — Featuring Danielle Alberti
Jun 30, 2022
73: 3 Ways to Analyze Time Series Data Without Losing Nuance — Featuring Zan Armstrong
May 24, 2022
BONUS: Top Tips on Creating a Data Viz Brief
Apr 26, 2022
72: How to Add Strategy Sessions to Your Data Viz Workflow — Featuring Liz Hatherley
Mar 15, 2022
71: Demystifying the Freelance Dataviz Process
Jan 11, 2022
70: My 3 Biggest Lessons Learned in 2021
Dec 28, 2021
69: 3 Tips for Solving Problems with Networks — Featuring Dr. Keita Broadwater
Nov 30, 2021
68: How to Future-Proof Your Data Viz Career — Featuring Dr. Jonathan Schwabish
Oct 19, 2021
67: How to Use 3D in Innovative Ways — Featuring Dr. Tyler Morgan-Wall
Sep 28, 2021
66: How to Make Music with Data — Featuring Duncan Geere and Miriam Quick
Aug 31, 2021
65: Why You Don’t Need to be a Data Viz Unicorn to Have a Fulfilling Career— Featuring Amanda Makulec
Jul 20, 2021
64: 3 Common Reporting Mistakes + How to Overcome Them — Featuring Ann K. Emery
Jun 15, 2021
63: How to Integrate Accessibility into Your Data Viz Workflow — Featuring Frank Elavsky
May 25, 2021
62: How Much Money Do Data Visualization Professionals Make?
Mar 30, 2021
61: 3 Insights From a Personal Project That Blew Up — Featuring Nadieh Bremer and Shirley Wu
Feb 16, 2021
BONUS: 3 Steps to Feel More Confident in Your Data Visualization Process
Jan 25, 2021
60: The Best Data Visualizations of 2020 — Featuring Lea Pica
Dec 22, 2020
59: How Art Direction Can Make Your Work More Effective — Featuring Gabrielle Mérite
Nov 24, 2020
58: How to Turn Data Into an Experience — Featuring Miriam Quick & Stefanie Posavec
Oct 13, 2020
57: A Big Lesson Learned From My 100-Day Project
Sep 29, 2020
56: [Mini] 3 Ways to Enhance Your Legend
Aug 25, 2020
BONUS: 3 Invisible Tools to Help You Create Faster
Jul 28, 2020
55: How to Get Your First Data Viz Freelance Project — Featuring Dr. Stephanie Evergreen
Jun 09, 2020
54: How to Find New Collaborators and Execute a Complex Project — Featuring Shirley Wu
May 05, 2020
53: How to Sidestep These 3 Common Sources of Frustration
Mar 31, 2020
52: How to Keep Your Reader Engaged with Thoughtful Annotations — Featuring Alyssa Fowers
Feb 18, 2020
51: Our Advice to Data Viz Designers Just Starting Out
Jan 28, 2020
50: How to Fill Your Data Viz Toolbox — a New Years Resolution that won’t drive you crazy
Dec 31, 2019
BONUS: A technique to find the underlying emotions in your project
Dec 10, 2019
49: How to Communicate the Value of Visualizing Data - Planetarians Show the Way
Nov 19, 2019
48: How Connecting Two Charts Can Lead to Extra Impact - Featuring Mohamad Waked
Nov 05, 2019
47: Charts Can Lie, But Here’s How You Remain Vigilant - Featuring Alberto Cairo
Oct 08, 2019
BONUS: Build Your Data Viz Board of Directors
Sep 24, 2019
46: 3 Smart Tips for Building Your Portfolio - Featuring Dillon Winspear from Designed Today
Sep 03, 2019
BONUS: The New Topic Sentence Formula That I'm Using for More Clarity
Aug 18, 2019
45: How to Use Data Viz to Bring People Together and Feel Connected - Featuring Amy Cesal and Zander Furnas
Jul 30, 2019
44: 3 Steps to Find & Strengthen Your Biggest Data Literacy Weakness - Featuring Ben Jones of Data Literacy LLC
Jul 02, 2019
43: How to Visualize Paths Through Time with a Narrative Chart - Featuring Sahil Chinoy and Jessia Ma
Apr 30, 2019
42: How to Use Audio to Enhance Your Data Storytelling - Featuring Duncan Clark
Mar 12, 2019
41: [Mini] How to Go on a Color Diet
Mar 05, 2019
40: How to Add Small Multiples to Your Flow Charts - Featuring Chris DeMartini
Feb 26, 2019
39: [Mini] 3 Design Tweaks that Make a Big Difference
Feb 12, 2019
38: How to Use Writing to Improve Your Vizzing - Featuring Tiziana Alocci & Piero Zagami
Feb 05, 2019
BONUS: Setting Your 2019 Data Viz Goals + Data Stories 2018 Year in Review Rebroadcast
Dec 19, 2018
37: How to Be Consistently Creative - A Journey to Find Info We Trust - Featuring RJ Andrews
Nov 13, 2018
36: How to Experiment With Visualization & Handle Critiques - Featured Data Visualization by Richie Lionell
Nov 06, 2018
35: [Mini] 3 Techniques to Handle Overplotting
Oct 30, 2018
34: How to Harness the Power & Beauty of a Box Plot - Featured Data Visualization by Eric William Lin
Oct 16, 2018
33: [Mini] How to Discover Relevant Stories in Your Data by Taking an Editor’s Perspective
Oct 09, 2018
32: How to Add Impact & Inform Your Reader by Handing Over the Power - Featured Data Visualization by Ludovic Tavernier
Oct 02, 2018
31: How to Decide If Your Visualization Should Be 3D - Featured Data Visualization by Ryan Baumann
Sep 25, 2018
30: [Mini] How to Use Help Desk Tactics to Build More Useful Visualizations
Sep 18, 2018
29: 3 Essential Steps To Finding Your Unique Style - Featured Data Visualization by Federica Fragapane
Sep 11, 2018
28: How to Build a Connection With Your Data Through Original Visualization - Featured Data Visualization by Sonja Kuijpers
Sep 04, 2018
27: [Mini] 3 Things I’ll Try To Do Better After Reading Tufte’s Book
Aug 28, 2018
26: How to Develop Your Design Eye & Transform Your Work - Featured Data Visualization by Jane Pong
Aug 21, 2018
25: How to Design a More Inviting Data Viz - Featured Data Visualization by Sarah Bartlett
Aug 14, 2018
24: [Mini] 3 Questions to Ask Yourself Before You Viz for Free
Aug 07, 2018
23: How to Visualize Streaks for Pattern Analysis and Perspective - Featured Data Visualization by Frank Elavsky
Jul 31, 2018
22: [Mini] How My Design Process Has Improved Since Episode #1
Jul 24, 2018
21: How to Gain Insights by Identifying Intervals in Your Line Chart - Featured Data Visualization by Ben Jones
Jul 17, 2018
20: How to Use Isochrone Maps for Art or Advanced Analysis - Featured Data Visualization by Topi Tjukanov
Jul 10, 2018
19: [Mini] How to See Your Data Viz With Fresh Eyes
Jul 03, 2018
18: How to Start a Passion Project That Hones Your Skills & Opens New Doors - Featured Data Visualization by Amy Cesal
Jun 26, 2018
17: 3 Ways to Amp-Up Your Scatter Plot! Featured Data Visualization by Maarten Lambrechts
Jun 19, 2018
16: How to Persuade & Set Goals Using Simulations - Featured Data Visualization by Gabrielle LaMarr LeMee
Jun 12, 2018
15: 3 Things I Learned From The Economist Data Team - Featured Data Visualization by The Economist Data Team
Jun 05, 2018
14: How to Use Visual Metaphor to Evoke Emotion - Featured Data Visualization by Valentina D'Efilippo
May 22, 2018
13: How to Enhance Your Portfolio with Maps - Featured Data Visualization by Hyemi Song
May 15, 2018
12: How to Encourage Exploration Without Interactivity - Featured Data Visualization by Krisztina Szucs
May 08, 2018
11: How to Make Your Sports Viz Appeal to a Wider Audience - Featured Data Visualization by Ben Matheson
May 01, 2018
10: How to Win Client Buy-In for Your Designs - Featured Data Visualizations by Pooja Gandhi & Adam Crahen
Apr 24, 2018
09: How to Humanize Your Data Viz - Featured Data Visualization by Rodrigo Menegat & Vinicius Sueiro
Apr 17, 2018
08: How to Dare to Use a Radar Chart - Featured Data Visualization by Zak Geis
Apr 10, 2018
07: How to Annotate Like a Boss! Featured Data Visualization by Susie Lu
Apr 03, 2018
06: How to Create an Engaging Data Viz - Featured Data Visualization by Jim Vallandingham
Mar 27, 2018
05: How to Take Inspiration from Art - Featured Data Visualization by Guney Soykan
Mar 20, 2018
04: How to Find Answers in Survey Results - Featured Data Visualization by Shirley Wu
Mar 13, 2018
03: How to Tell a Story Through Movement - Featured Data Visualization by Pierre Massat
Mar 08, 2018
02: How to Find & Represent Seasonality in Data - Featured Data Visualization by Nadieh Bremer & Zan Armstrong
Mar 06, 2018
01: How to Achieve Your Data Viz Goals - Featured Data Visualization by Lisa Charlotte Rost
Feb 28, 2018
00: Introduction to Data Viz Today!
Feb 26, 2018