Why don’t we use triangles in charts more often? Can design considerations come before we have the data? Do we take data visualization too seriously? Author, speaker, and data literacy advocate Neil Richards raises (and occasionally answers) these and other questions in his new book, Questions in Dataviz: a Data-Driven Process for Data Visualization. In this episode, Neil stops by the podcast to talk about the value of creativity, personal passion projects, experimentation in data visualization, and whether dataviz can change the world.

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Follow Neil: Twitter | Website | Tableau Public (portfolio)
Book: Questions in Dataviz
Podcast: Alli Torban’s Dataviz Today
Project: Makeover Monday
SWD challenge: https://community.storytellingwithdata.com/challenges
Project: Viz for Social Good
Project: Andy Kirk’s The Seinfeld Chronicles
Viz: US county hexmap
Viz: Pet ownership in the UK
Project: Data Visualization Society
Project: Information is Beautiful Awards
Get sample content & order storytelling with you: storytellingwithyou.com
University instructor resources: storytelling with data.com/university
SWD YouTube channel: storytellingwithdata.com/youtube

storytelling with data podcast: #59 questions in dataviz with Neil Richards