CategoryInterpreting & Visual Language
I spent 10 years interpreting. It gave me an odd bent on life and data visualization.
Rearranging Furniture: Dashboard Design, Placement & Movement
“Did you really have to move that?” It’s a common (and fair) question that applies both to my house and Tableau dashboards.
Continue ReadingPop Dashboards: Playing with Color in Tableau
I recently got asked about color palettes when I posted a sample to Twitter. Tableau allows you to customize your
Continue ReadingGiorgio, Linguistics, and Birds
This is a long-form version of my poster from Tapestry discussing Kelly Martin’s bird-plane viz. It’s my first take at
Continue ReadingThe Language of Data Visualization: Tapestry Sneak Peak
Previously, I’ve discussed how data visualization matches the definition of language. So, where do we go from there? In American Sign
Continue ReadingAlice in Wonderland: A Linguistics Approach to Data Visualization
“But I don’t want to go among mad people,” Alice remarked. “Oh, you can’t help that,” said the Cat: “we’re
Continue ReadingAn Interpreter’s Approach to Dashboard Design
Designing a dashboard is a lot like interpreting. And anyone who has ever worked with an interpreter knows we try
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