In a year
In a year, you can totally change your career. You can find yourself looking back and the only comparison you
3 Tips for the Non-Traditional Tableau Analyst
I didn’t start my career in anything remotely close to this field. No, I went into American Sign Language interpreting
But is data visualization really a language?!
I’ve been toying with the linguistics of data visualization idea for some time now as a way to teach myself
Finding the Bar: How We Hire Analysts
Hiring an analyst can be intimidating. First, the term is so widely used, it’s near impossible to determine who spends
Dashboard Design from Deep within the Brain: It’s Really Like Driving a Car
I recently read a book, The Glass Cage by Nicholas Carr, and he talked about his experience learning to drive,
How the EXCEL do I understand Marimekko?! Tableau Toddler Guide
With Tableau 10 came the ability to add Marimekko charts. Now, keep in mind, these are considered advanced visualization for
Tableau 10 Device Designer: Optimizing for Mobile & Getting Tableau to Fit
In the days of yore (or about a couple of weeks ago), designing for mobile meant an entirely different dashboard.
Tableau TEN-ured: Serendipity, Sign Language, and Storytelling
Tableau recently launched version 10 of its software and has invited members of the community to share their story. Here’s
So, you want to be a Tableau dashboarder….
So you want to be a Tableau Dashboarder? Have you seen IronViz and thought you wanted to be on that
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.
IronViz Webinar – Hot off the Press!
Tableau’s IronViz competition is so hot, it melts hard drives (true story). That said, I got to deep dive into
Some things are really cool – What analyzing the IronViz feeders taught me
I’m doing a webinar on IronViz and got a chance to really look at the entries of a few people. I look, but I
Musings on Mentorship
Emily Kund recently discussed mentorship during the Tableau Fringe Festival. And it got me thinking. I’ve have many mentors in
How the EXCEL does Tableau work?! The Humans’ Guide to Vulcans
Humans are mystifying creatures, as Spock can surely tell you. Much like humans, Excel is quite baffling. What started life
An Open Letter to Public Data
Dear Public Data: How I love that you’re available to me, that in theory, I can answer the questions to