by Eva Murray | Aug 19, 2018 | Tableau
This week we’re collaborating with ACLED to visualize the conflict data they have collected over time.Their original viz looks like this: What works well: Maps always get people’s attention Bright colors that are very different from one another A color...
by Eva Murray | Aug 13, 2018 | Tableau
Anthony Bourdain – yes he is a legend and his recent death upset food-loving travelers across the globe. I wasn’t his biggest fan and certainly didn’t agree with enthusiasm for eating animals, but he was an influential personality and I’m sure...
by Eva Murray | Aug 5, 2018 | Makeover Monday, Tableau
This week’s viz was sent to me by Sarah Bartlett with a ‘WTF’ kinda message and I have to agree. I have seen a lot of bad vizzes and this one has to be in the top 10.We’re looking at what countries spend on Research & Development, data...
by Eva Murray | Jul 31, 2018 | Tableau
This week we’re working on the dataset behind the Big Mac Index. Many from the community will be familiar with the topic because it featured in this year’s Ironviz Europe contest.A few weeks ago, Andy Cotgreave introduced us to the data team at the...
by Eva Murray | Jul 28, 2018 | Life stuff
In a recent conversation with a friend it became clear to me that too often we think there isn’t enough of something, resulting in jealousy and envy, leading to negative thoughts and behaviours. Is it justified? Most of the time the scarcity we have in our mind...
