Data Visualization: A Lesson and Listen Series

Course details

Follow along with expert Bill Shander in this series exploring key themes in data visualization, data storytelling, and information design. Each episode is broken into two segments: a short lesson and a listening session where Bill interviews data storytelling and visualization experts about the episode theme. These conversations reveal the creative process, explore techniques and technologies used by working professionals, and illuminate some of the common challenges they face. This series is perfect for anyone interested in how information is presented to the mass market, including professionals in all levels of analytics, data science, and communications.

Concepts

0. Introduction

01 - Introduction

1. Creative and Unique Visualizations

02 - Lesson - Creative and unique visualizations
03 - Listen - Nadieh Bremer

2. Truth in Data Storytelling and Visualization

04 - Lesson - Truth in data storytelling and visualization
05 - Listen - Alberto Cairo

3. Visualization in the Real World

06 - Lesson - Visualization in the real world
07 - Listen - Michelle Rial

4. Data Storytelling for Regular Folks

08 - Lesson - Data storytelling for regular folks
09 - Listen - Neil Halloran

5. Historical Visualizations

10 - Lesson - Historical visualizations
11 - Listen - Sandra Rendgen

6. Visualizing Large Data Sets

12 - Lesson - Visualizing large data sets
13 - Listen - Elijah Meeks

7. Unicorns

14 - Lesson - Unicorns
15 - Listen - Shirley Wu

8. Text Analysis and Visualization

16 - Lesson - Text analysis and visualization
17 - Listen - Richard Brath

9. Maps

18 - Lesson - Maps
19 - Listen - Kenneth Field

10. Visualization for a Cause

20 - Lesson - Visualization for a cause
21 - Listen - Olga Tsubiks

11. It's All in the Details

22 - Lesson - It's all in the details
23 - Listen - Andy Kirk

12. Becoming an Information Designer

24 - Lesson - Becoming an information designer
25 - Listen - Federica Fragapane

13. Data Literacy

26 - Lesson - Data Literacy
27 - Listen - Ben Jones

14. Daily Practice

28 - Lesson - Daily practice
29 - Listen - Amy Cesal

15. Data Visualization at Scale in Industry

30 - Lesson - Data visualization at scale in industry
31 - Listen - Diana Yoo

16. Concept Visualization

32 - Lesson - Concept visualization
33 - Listen - Francis Gagnon on concept visualization

17. Data Visualization Research

34 - Lesson - Data Visualization Research
35 - Listen - Petra Isenberg

18. Visualizing Complex and Controversial Topics

36 - Lesson - Complex visualizations
37 - Listen with Jason Forrest

18. Color in Data Visualization

38 - Lesson - Color
39 - Listen with Rob Simmon

19. Visualizations in Excel

40 - Lesson - Best practices in Excel
41 - Listen with Stephanie Evergreen

20. Science Visualizations

42 - Lesson - Science visualizations
43 - Listen - Jen Christiansen

21. Data Art

44 - Lesson - Data art
45 - Listen - Julia Krolik

22. Making Decisions with Data Viz

46 - Lesson - Making decisions with data visualization
47 - Listen - Steve Wexler

23. Visualizing Health and Healthcare Data

48 - Lesson - Healthcare
49 - Listen - Kathy Rowell

24. Diversity & Inclusion in Data Viz

50 - Lesson - Diversity and Inclusion
51 - Listen - Kaumudi Goda

25. Data Visualization Tools of the Future

52 - Lesson - Tools of the Future
53 - Listen - Melody Meckfessel

26. Chart Junk

54 - Lesson - Chartjunk
55 - Listen - Nigel Holmes

27. Enabling Attentiveness with Data Viz

56 - Lesson - Engagement
57 - Listen - Alli Torban

28. Human Visual Perception

58 - Lesson - Visual perception
59 - Listen - Tamara Munzner

29. Data Visualization Process

60 - Lesson - Process
61 - Listen - Mico Yuk

30. Accessibility in Data Visualization

62 - Lesson - Accessibility
63 - Listen - Frank Elavsky

31. Data Sonification

64 - Lesson - Data sonification
65 - Listen - Duncan Geere and Miriam Quick

32. Data Visualization Community

66 - Lesson - Community
67 - Listen - Amanda Makulec

33. Visual Models

68 - Lesson - Visual models
69 - Listen - Drew Davis

34. A Data Viz-First Approach

70 - Lesson - A data viz-first approach
71 - Listen - Rob Smith

35. All We Think We Know Is Wrong

72 - Lesson - All we think we know is wrong
73 - Listen - Steve Haroz

36. DataViz Credentials

74 - Lesson - DataViz credentials
75 - Listen - Sarah Nell-Rodriguez

37. Data Journalism

76 - Lesson - Data journalism
77 - Listen - Alvin Chang

38. PhotoViz

78 - Lesson - PhotoViz
79 - Listen - Gurman Bhatia

39. W.E.B. Du Bois

80 - Lesson - W.E.B. Du Bois
81 - Listen - Anthony Starks

New this week - 40. Xenographics

82 - Lesson - Xenographics
83 - Listen - Maarten Lambrechts