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Data visualization isn’t a hard science. Here’s what we — and others — believe to be true and important.

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Data visualization isn’t a hard science. Here’s what we — and others — believe to be true and important.
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Are connected scatterplots so bad?

Are connected scatterplots so bad?
Connected scatterplots have critics galore — but I still like them, and I tried to figure out why.
January 31st, 2024 by Luc Guillemot 8 min
How to get started with data visualization

How to get started with data visualization
November 15th, 2023 by Lisa Charlotte Muth 21 min
It’s time for a more sophisticated color contrast check for data visualizations

It’s time for a more sophisticated color contrast check for data visualizations
January 12th, 2022 by Lisa Charlotte Muth 10 min
Shirley Wu and Nadieh Bremer on freelancing, finding inspiration, and sharing the full journey

Shirley Wu and Nadieh Bremer on freelancing, finding inspiration, and sharing the full journey
September 16th, 2021 by Lisa Charlotte Muth 13 min
In defense of simple charts

In defense of simple charts
July 26th, 2021 by Lisa Charlotte Muth 12 min
The case for choosing clarity over complexity in data visualizations

The case for choosing clarity over complexity in data visualizations
December 23rd, 2019 by Zara Khan 5 min
What we wrote about in the last year

What we wrote about in the last year
October 16th, 2018 by Lisa Charlotte Muth 10 min
An alternative to pink & blue: Colors for gender data

An alternative to pink & blue: Colors for gender data
July 10th, 2018 by Lisa Charlotte Muth 11 min
Why not to use two axes, and what to use instead

Why not to use two axes, and what to use instead
May 8th, 2018 by Lisa Charlotte Muth 11 min
The case against diverging stacked bars

The case against diverging stacked bars
March 6th, 2018 by Lisa Charlotte Muth 13 min
“The reward of interacting is understanding”

“The reward of interacting is understanding”
February 6th, 2018 by Lisa Charlotte Muth 10 min
“The key to a good data story is the story itself”

“The key to a good data story is the story itself”
December 13th, 2017 by Mirko Lorenz 8 min
Respect your readers’ time

Respect your readers’ time
November 21st, 2017 by Lisa Charlotte Muth 8 min
That Frustrating Thing about Creating Data Vis in Newsrooms

That Frustrating Thing about Creating Data Vis in Newsrooms
October 24th, 2017 by Lisa Charlotte Muth 5 min

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