Featured Articles

I Learned Dataviz in a Year, and You Can Too
March 24, 2020
Nightingale Article
How I went from making simple charts to running workshops, and what I learned along the way.
What Dataviz Experts Wish They Knew When They First Started
June 25, 2020
Nightingale Article
Eight accomplished data visualisation designers share their hard-earned wisdom.
Public Speaking Can Help You Design Better Visualisations
August 24, 2020
Nightingale Article
Nine foundational principles from speechmaking that will help you see data visualisation in a new light.

Recent Posts

The Design Process: Ludovico Einaudi Streaming Visual
October 17, 2020
How much time did I spend listening to Ludovico Einaudi last year? The design process of my very first chart made completely in D3.js.
The Design Process: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
September 16, 2020
A post on the design decisions for a visualisation that will land in a book (Big Data Visualisation: Recent Developments and Challenges by CRC Press, 2021).
How to Ask for Feedback
August 2, 2020
Getting a second opinion on your data visualisations is crucial. Feedback can help you identify what’s unclear, misleading or even wrong in your work. But hearing criticism—albeit constructive—on your design is not always easy nor pleasant. So how can you make this process less painful and more effective?