tl;dr — I’ve created a tool called Datum Ipsum to enable designers to use realistic data when mocking up data visualizations. Also, this is a written version of a talk I gave at Da…
It’s no secret that we’re a small team here at Planetary; this means that any new addition to the team brings a huge upgrade in the expertise, experience, interests, opinions, favo…
The rise of the robot assistant is happening. Last year, Amazon’s Echo accounted for a quarter of all speaker sales. Siri, Cortana, M, Magic, Alexa, and Slackbots have all begun v…
Have you seen this comprehensive list of Donald Trump’s insults? Or maybe this detailed rundown of the 2016 Primaries? Data is a big deal in the newsroom right now, and in 2016, we…
Designing graphs with missing data Data-driven interfaces are on the rise. Financial District CEOs want to see a birds-eye view of their bottom line as much as Silicon Valley Co-f…
Finding the “just-right” in data visualization Data visualization is everywhere. From analytics platforms to infographics, across newsrooms and social media channels, there are va…
One day last August my Dad called to tell me that my Mom had cancer and it was serious. When I got off the phone I was in shock. I mumbled to my coworkers that it was bad news and…
3 billion people used the internet for the first time in the past decade. Can you imagine what that was like? When I began using the internet, the web was prettymuchjusttext. Inter…
Good creative feedback is hard to find Creative work — be it designing, writing, coding, or managing — is a collaborative practice. At least two parties are always involved: The m…