If I were New to Tableau Again: 3 Things No One Told Me
Some people write posts about things they’d tell their 22-year-old (or pick some other age) self. I wouldn’t have listened,
Women in the Pipeline: A Tableau Poster for Makeover Monday
I’ve fallen more than a little behind on the Makeover Monday series. Sometimes, I save a data set for later,
How the EXCEL do I Even Begin to Calculate that in Tableau? A Beginner’s Guide to Creating Complex Calculations
I recently did a webinar where I showed an automated holiday calculation in Tableau. A LOT of people told me they wouldn't even know where to begin.
Teknion Tips: Lovely Logistics!
Teknion hosted a Tips and Tricks panel. After following Joshua Milligan (the student of Merlin, as he’s a real wiz),
How the EXCEL do I calculate that in Tableau? Out of this World Expressions for Excel Users
Let’s face it: moving from calculations in Excel to those Tableau can feel a bit like steering the NSEA Protector for
The Art of Discovery
I don’t design dashboards. I discover them. Like clay or a blank canvas, their lines and facets slowly unfold, curves gently
Humans and Dashboards = Tableau Design meets IDEO (AKA Design Thinking)
A friend of mine recently asked about my process for designing dashboards, namely “requirements gathering.” When left to my own
Pop 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
Soylent Green meets IronViz: What’s on Your Plate?
I’m quite odd when it comes to food. It scares me in a way. So when the IronViz feeder was
If the sound of deadlines whooshing past you is becoming a constant roar, TRY THIS!!
I have a pretty sweet gig making Tableau dashboards, but I worked for a start-up once. I’ve done everything from
Oh, the Ways You’ll Tableau!
Congratulations! Today is your day! You’re on to Great Vizzes! You’re off and away! You have bits on your screen
Minimalistic Maps Redux
I’ve gotten a tremendous amount of feedback in response to to original, so like The Matrix, I decided it was time
Giorgio, 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
Start Where You Are
I’ve had a lot of people talk to me about starting something – Tableau, a blog, a new business, flying
The 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