Interested in narrative data visualisation? We're looking for a PhD candidate to join our team at the Center for Digital Narrative, with me and @lauragarrison.bsky.social as supervisors. Apply by 30 August! www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...

PhD Research Fellowship in Narrative Data Visualisation (303954) | University of Bergen

Job title: PhD Research Fellowship in Narrative Data Visualisation (303954), Employer: University of Bergen, Deadline: Sunday, August 30, 2026

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Nice summary from Jon about the role of the new AI assistant in Flourish which I similarly find to be a well-judged and considerately included feature. jschwabish.substack.com/p/a-new-way-...

A new way to use AI with Flourish

Flourish recently launched a new AI Assistant that lets you chat with an AI agent directly in the tool.

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Have a free Big Mac... ...index link. (We've now got gift-links on certain interactive pages—yay!) www.economist.com/interactive/...

Our Big Mac index shows how burger prices differ across borders

Using patty-power parity to think about exchange rates

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Ok! Almost everything on the shop is HALF PRICE for today only! Jump on in and get yourself a bargain! Use this link, of just put WOOHOO in at Checkout: instachaaz.shop/discount/WOO...

Chaz Hutton@chazhutton.com · last mo.

Hey everyone! So I’ve got a shop, and it’s got a whole lot of fun stuff on it that you should absolutely go and check out, have a laugh, and maybe get yourself something! Cheers! instachaaz.shop

Something to ponder this week.

NEW POST: My summer side quest. Detailing the process behind an abstract garden wall painting. visualisingdata.com/2026/08/my-s...

My summer side quest - Data Viz Excellence, Everywhere

Earlier this summer I embarked on an outside-of-work project to bring a bit of colour to a blank garden wall. Other than brightening up a part of the garden that spends most of the day in shade, it wa...

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NEW POST: My summer side quest. Detailing the process behind an abstract garden wall painting. visualisingdata.com/2026/08/my-s...

My summer side quest - Data Viz Excellence, Everywhere

Earlier this summer I embarked on an outside-of-work project to bring a bit of colour to a blank garden wall. Other than brightening up a part of the garden that spends most of the day in shade, it wa...

visualisingdata.com

Elegant piece from the BBC's visual journalism team about tomorrow's eclipse www.bbc.co.uk/news/resourc...

August is such a sub-par month. 1/3 of people are physically out of office, the next 1/3 are emotionally out of office, and the final 1/3 are left to pick up the pieces.

As of yesterday, I'm the proud owner of a piece of incredible, 102 year old, Hungarian football analytics history! 😎 A momentum graph from the Hungary v Austria derby from May 1924.

Thank you to Melissa Kirsch for including 'The Seinfeld Chronicles' project in the New York Times 'Good List' newsletter which brings "6 Things to Add Delight to Your Day" www.nytimes.com/2026/08/05/b... (and thanks to @nigelblue.bsky.social for the heads up!)

Thank you to Melissa Kirsch for including 'The Seinfeld Chronicles' project in the New York Times 'Good List' newsletter which brings "6 Things to Add Delight to Your Day" www.nytimes.com/2026/08/05/b... (and thanks to @nigelblue.bsky.social for the heads up!)

Praise be! Take 35 minutes to enjoy the somebody taking incredible care about making something both very beautiful and utterly ridiculous.

HappyToast@happytoast.co.uk · last wk.

Good morning, there's a new Bobby Fingers www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGt7...

Join this unique 16-hour online training led by dataviz experts @visualisingdata.com, Valentina D'Efilippo & Stefanie Posavec. In 4 sessions, you'll explore every stage of the data visualisation process; from audience and storytelling to design and experimentation. ✨ Registration: lnkd.in/e-ymBA9x

We are hiring a graphics editor at Guardian Australia! This is a great role for someone with a track record in news graphics, cartography, and datavis and will involve working on big, global breaking news stories workwithus.theguardian.com/job-search/d...

Are the geospatial professionals using this feature for a range of useful purposes in the room with us right now

Geoff Brumfiel@gbrumfiel.bsky.social · 2w ago

BREAKING: Google has rolled back its tool less than a day after it launched. Updated story coming soon.

Everywhere I look today I keep seeing: 1) deadly wildfires ripping through our communities 2) people desperately trying to get by as energy costs soar 3) record oil & gas profits When will we see that these three things are connected? www.wsj.com/business/ene...

Big Oil Is Reaping Rewards From the Chaos in Energy Markets

ExxonMobil’s earnings doubled and Chevron posted its highest quarterly earnings on record as energy prices soared during the prolonged closure of the Strait of Hormuz.

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Tomorrow I'll be sending out my latest newsletter compiling 50 of the best dataviz-related things I've come across lately. visualisingdata.com/newsletter

Information Design Conference in the Netherlands has been on my bucket list for a while. So excited to be participating this year as a speaker! Perhaps I’ll see you there? Event is Oct 30. More info here: www.informationdesigncon.eu 📊 #dataviz #infodesign #IDC26

Information Design Conference | Hilversum

Get ready for IDC26: an inspiring day about information design, infographics and data visualization in The Netherlands

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Ever since I read about the tell for when a LinkedIn post (in particular) is written with AI - "X isn't just Y, it's Z..." - I can't stop seeing it everywhere and now I just want to clear the cache in my eyes.

New story from @pudding.cool is out, featuring some unique #dataviz forms I immediately added to my inspo bookmarks. The sankey + vocab list combo was especially good

The Pudding@pudding.cool · 2w ago

New project! Two influential word lists made by language researchers define an "essential English vocabulary" for learners: one from 1953 and another from 2023. In this essay, Jasmine Nackash examines the differences between them and what that says about us. link: pudding.cool/2026/07/esse...

All "unnecessary" data explorations are now necessary, I declare.

Andy Kirk@visualisingdata.com · 2w ago

Huge thanks to @flowingdata.com for profiling The Seinfeld Chronicles on his website and weekly wrap-up newsletter! flowingdata.com/2026/07/24/s...

An extremely rare opportunity to do a few months of contract work with my team; feel free to DM me if you have any questions!

Huge thanks to @flowingdata.com for profiling The Seinfeld Chronicles on his website and weekly wrap-up newsletter! flowingdata.com/2026/07/24/s...

Seinfeld episodes and characters, a visual exploration

Several years ago, Andy Kirk watched every episode of the sitcom Seinfeld, all the while collecting data in five-second increments. He visualized the data in book-form, but now there’s a fun …

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Prime number small multiples are the most dastardly of layout villains, especially if you can’t occupy an additional panel with some intro or legend

Duncan Weldon@duncanweldon.bsky.social · 2w ago

If you look closely, there’s some sort of pattern here. www.ft.com/content/9741...

When the story of why humanity didn't stop climate change is written, it will feature front pages like this. Even as the skies blacken with climate change-induced wildfires, right wing media continue their relentless crusade against measures to tackle it.

📊 My and @jhilden.bsky.social’s book has been out of print for some time, as our publisher closed down its general publishing arm. We are working on a 2nd edition, but it is not going to be ready anytime soon, so we’re making the current edition available as an e-book for €9.90. payhip.com/b/zbl43

Data visualization handbook

The Data visualization handbook by Juuso Koponen and Jonatan Hildén is a practical guide for creating compelling graphics to explain and explore data. It is primarily aimed at designers, journalists, ...

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Nice job at Arsenal careers.arsenal.com/jobs/8083296...

Research Engineer - Arsenal Football Club

A fantastic opportunity to build data-driven applications to keep our club at the forefront of football analytics research, championing a data-driven approach to help deliver on-pitch success.

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This is an example of why I always focus any tool recommendations towards those built by people who fundamentally know data viz

Datawrapper@datawrapper.de · 3w ago

Dual-axis charts got a bad rep in the data vis community, and yes, they're easy to misread. So we also published an article on when to use dual-axis charts (and when not), and, more importantly, how to make them less misleading: www.datawrapper.de/blog/dual-ax...