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Colour as Strategy and Aesthetics: What the Bureau of Meteorology’s Radar Teaches About Data Visualisation
An ill-fated radar redesign reminds us that colour decisions are never cosmetic, they define how data is read and believed.
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How to Do Reasonably Well in Data Visualisation Competitions
A practical guide distilled from multiple top ten qualifications in Tableau's Iron Viz.
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The Tableau vs Power BI debate is largely a waste of time
The choice of business intelligence tool probably doesn't matter as much as you might think it does
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Reboot of The Datavist Newsletter
I'm back! I think!
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The history of women's suffrage, the Chinese arms industry, and buying Big Macs: how many working hours does it take?
Welcome to Edition #8, the 'fortnightly' glance at data visualisation in the humanities collated and commented on by Darragh Murray.
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The history of migration in Australia, the Black Death & allied bombing campaigns of World War 2
This is Edition #7 of The Datavist, a fortnightly newsletter highlighting great instances of data-driven storytelling in the humanities. Compiled and…
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Energy use in Europe, Sustainable Development Goals and Global Democracy
This is Edition #6 of The Datavist, a weekly newsletter highlighting great instances of data-driven storytelling in the humanities. Compiled and…
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