A Viz Apart

Jun 6, 2019
3 min

In Praise Of "Cathy"

"Cathy" wasn't a comic strip for the cool kids. But there are incredibly valuable lessons we can learn from its creator.

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May 31, 2019
6 min

"Don't Meet Your Heroes"

They say "don't meet your heroes," because you'll end up disappointed. What they don't say is, sometimes, the opposite just might happen.

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May 28, 2019
5 min

Trust the Process

When we say "Trust the Process," whose process are we talking about?

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Apr 19, 2019
3 min

STEAL THIS (WORK)BOOK

In talking with a friend of mine recently, I said something like "I can't imagine why you'd ever make your workbooks not downloadable,...

935 views

Apr 5, 2019
2 min

A Parting Glance

Did you know that this blog used to have an actual title? I know, the URL was just my handle, and I usually only ever referred to it as...

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Mar 29, 2019
9 min

Visualizing the Future

A harrowing tale I have to tell, my friends in data visualization. A tale for only the hardiest of heart, but a tale needs must be told....

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Jan 10, 2019
5 min

Unasked Questions

Possibly as early as elementary school, but certainly by middle school, we’ve been introduced to the classic questions that journalists...

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Oct 12, 2018
4 min

Why Do We Race? (TC18 Director's Cut #3)

I’ll be giving a presentation entitled “You Are an Artist: How and Why to Get Started Making Public Visualizations” at Tableau Conference...

55 views

Sep 28, 2018
4 min

Die, Vampire, Die (TC18 Director's Cut #2)

I’ll be giving a presentation entitled “You Are an Artist: How and Why to Get Started Making Public Visualizations” at Tableau Conference...

35 views

Sep 24, 2018
7 min

Recognizing and Avoiding Pitfalls (TC18 Director's Cut #1)

I’ll be giving a presentation entitled “You Are an Artist: How and Why to Get Started Making Public Visualizations” at Tableau Conference...

57 views

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A VIZ APART refers to several ideas.

A visualization is only a part of a complete information experience, and the beauty or elegance of an aesthetic design can only be considered as part of a successful creation.
Some works achieve this on every level, and that is what I aspire to create: a viz apart from the rest.
Many times, what I write about will be from the perspective of breaking down a creation to its component parts, or identifying specific elements that make it particularly noteworthy. Taking a viz apart to see what makes it amazing.

Thanks for coming to the site. I appreciate you taking the time.

About the Author

At various times in his career, Mike Cisneros has been: an editor; a software developer: a graphic designer; a data analyst; and an online community builder.

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A VIZ APART refers to several ideas.

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A visualization is only a part of a complete information experience, and the beauty or elegance of an aesthetic design can only be considered as part of a successful creation.

Some works achieve this on every level, and that is what I aspire to create: a viz apart from the rest.

Many times, what I write about will be from the perspective of breaking down a creation to its component parts, or identifying specific elements that make it particularly noteworthy. Taking a viz apart to see what makes it amazing.

​​

Thanks for coming to the site. I appreciate you taking the time.

About the Author

At various times in his career, Mike Cisneros has been: an editor; a software developer: a graphic designer; a data analyst; and an online community builder.

Today, he uses the skills learned from all these disciplines to provide elegant, persuasive, and effective data visualizations, for fun and profit.