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Dataviz blogger, author and Hall of Fame Tableau Visionary. Was @theneilrichards on here and the horrible other place. Data Fluency @JLL questionsindataviz.com https://routledge.pub/Questions-in-Dataviz

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Neil Richards @questionsindataviz.com · Nov 21

Welcome so many new X-odus followers! I'm a #dataviz guy who loves nothing more than creative, rule-breaking dataviz. My tool of choice is Tableau but my book is tool-agnostic.

Did someone say book? It's 25% off on a Black Friday deal - free postage worldwide. 📊

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Questions in Dataviz: A Design-Driven Process for Data Visualisation

This book takes the reader through the process of learning and creating data visualisation, following a unique journey with questions every step of the way, ultimately discussing how and when to bend ...

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Neil Richards @questionsindataviz.com · Sep 7

Two alerts for me - I must’ve got yours.

Neil Richards @questionsindataviz.com · Sep 7

Yep - I got the bonus second one (nobody else in the house did)

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Pavel @spavel.bsky.social · Sep 6

When I have to randomly put a bunch of dots on a map, I too copy paste clusters and rotate them around to make it look like they are actually different

Shitty map from the US Department of War website claiming the military has 4800 sites in over 160 countries but the placements are laughably wrong - for example a bunch are in Russia, Venezuela, Iran, and China. Yellow circles highlight where the dots are clearly copy pasted.

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Neil Richards @questionsindataviz.com · Sep 3

A question for my German, Spanish and French friends on here:

How to you refer to the term AI? Do people in French and Spanish refer to it as IA? And in German as KI?

Or is it a global term known as AI pretty much everywhere?

Thanks / Merci / Danke / Gracias!

Neil Richards @questionsindataviz.com · Aug 27

What were the chances of that? - I met the guy who sold me the @datavandals.bsky.social T-shirt right here in Vienna!

Great to catch up with @jasonforrest.bsky.social as part of @csh.ac.at’s Visualising Complexity workshop - so many great people are here collaborating on fun visualisation projects

Neil Richards @questionsindataviz.com · Aug 25

Right! You can get the correct slice for €20 extra …

Neil Richards @questionsindataviz.com · Aug 25

Brace yourself - here’s dataviz @ryanairofficial.bsky.social style!

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Neil Richards @questionsindataviz.com · Aug 25

Looking forward to a week of fun complex dataviz in Vienna! 🇦🇹

Neil Richards @questionsindataviz.com · Aug 20

My latest article for @datavizsociety.bsky.social’s Nightingale magazine is out now.

Check out my interview with Angelica Lo Duca, author of “Become a Great Data Storyteller” - we discuss heroes, sidekicks, minions and more, along with the inevitable growth of AI …

Data Visualization Society @datavizsociety.bsky.social · Aug 20

📊 Characters, heroes, and sidekicks aren't just for fiction writing & cinematography, but data storytelling, as well.

Read Neil Richards' (@questionsindataviz.com) interview with Angelica Lo Duca where they discuss her book "Become a Great Data Storyteller."

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REVIEW: Become a Great Data Storyteller by Angelica Lo Duca, Nightingale

I (NR) had a great discussion with Angelica Lo Duca (ALD) where we discussed her latest book: Become a Great Data Storyteller.

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mathgrrl @mathgrrl.com · Aug 15

Thanks to everyone at the Illustrating Mathematics week at ICERM who made Granny Life squares this week! Almost 20 now completed!!

Get the free pattern and motif generator at www.grannylifecrochet.com

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Neil Richards @questionsindataviz.com · Aug 14

Any fellow #dataviz folk who are also Fantasy Premier League #fpl players? Challenge yourself against me, @visualisingdata.com, and dozens more

Join this mini-league, league code is rcof9h (or use link below)
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Totally free .... and starts tomorrow evening!

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Neil Richards @questionsindataviz.com · Aug 14

Fantasy Premier League, Official Fantasy Football Game of the Premier League

Official Fantasy Premier League 2025/26. Free to play fantasy football game, set up your fantasy football team at the Official Premier League site.

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mathgrrl @mathgrrl.com · Aug 5

Granny Life Progress Report! Out of 100 squares needed, 6 are completed and 54 more are claimed and in progress!

Still 40 squares left to claim if you would like to join the cellular automata community crochet math/art project at www.grannylifecrochet.com

#geek #mathart #grannylife #crochet 🧶

Two progress bars, the first showing that 60 of 100 squares are either claimed or completed, and the second showing the 6 of 100 squares have been completed

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Kenneth Field @kennethfield.bsky.social · Aug 5

If you're going to download my mappy tribute to #OzzyOsbourne that plots his touring history with both #BlackSabbath and as a solo artist be sure to look out for a couple of easter eggs.

Free download: carto.maps.arcgis.com/home/item.ht...

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Neil Richards @questionsindataviz.com · Aug 4

This looks so good …

Sadly I can’t make it this year but a great deal just got better!

Jer Thorp @jerthorp.bsky.social · Aug 4

OK, here's a deal:

If you register for the Binoculars to Binomials retreat in September in Santa Marta, I'll gift you (or a friend?) free registration in the online course this fall.

(A $675 value!)

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BtB Retreat 2025 | jerthorp

Spend five days in the lush and bird-filled jungle of Santa Marta, Colombia with Jer Thorp and a small group of curious bird + data + art enthusiasts. We'll wander the forest with local guides, learn ...

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Neil Richards @questionsindataviz.com · Aug 3

Aha - yes that genuinely does make sense, thanks @kevinwee.bsky.social!

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mathgrrl @mathgrrl.com · Aug 2

Math nerds and crafty geeks! You are invited to crochet a granny square based on a cellular automaton for the Granny Life project at www.grannylifecrochet.com.

Your work could end up in an art exhibit in Paris! There are plenty of motifs still available to claim :)

#mathsky #crochet 🧶

Granny Life Community Build Project

Granny Life

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Neil Richards @questionsindataviz.com · Aug 1

Well, once he’d touched it …

Neil Richards @questionsindataviz.com · Aug 1

I've signed up for @mathgrrl.com 's amazing #grannylifecrochet project at www.grannylifecrochet.com. I'm not a granny and I've never crocheted but this looks like a great opportunity to take part in mass participation maths algorithm based art. What's not to like?

Squares still available!🇫🇷🧶

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David Bisset @davidbisset.com · Jul 24

Why I 🧡 the web.

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Just draw the fish. Trust me. 🐟

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Neil Richards @questionsindataviz.com · Jul 29

Yes! Even though I have no idea what it means 🤷‍♂️

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Nadieh Bremer @nadiehbremer.com · Jul 28

Looking forward to discussing CHART in the upcoming DataVis Book Club on August 18th! ^_^

Datawrapper @datawrapper.de · Jul 26

If you like stunning visualizations, then you'll certainly enjoy "CHART" by @nadiehbremer.com! You’ll find yourself flipping through every page, stopping to admire the designs again and again. 📚

We'll discuss it on August 18th here: notes.dw.tools/p/chart

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Read “CHART” by Nadieh Bremer with us! | Datawrapper Blog

We’re very excited to announce the next book for our book club: Read “CHART” by Nadieh Bremer with us!

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Neil Richards @questionsindataviz.com · Jul 25

NEW: Questions in Dataviz: What is a Hitomezashi Snowflake?
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Inspired by @mathskath.bsky.social - looking at encoding data as hitomezashi stitching (steganocoding) and creating digital equivalents, before diving into the mathematics of snowflakes.

An order 5 hitomezashi snowflake created using Tableau (includes snowflakes of order 1,2,3 within)

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Neil Richards @questionsindataviz.com · Jul 25

Ah yes - makes sense!

Neil Richards @questionsindataviz.com · Jul 25

Also I noticed that the order 3,4 and 5 Fibonacci snowflakes have snowflakes of order 1,2 and 3 respectively in the centre. I wonder if order n always have snowflakes order n-2 in the centre when they're generated via hitomezashi. It would make a kind of Fibonacci sense?

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