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 · 13h ago

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 · 5d 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 · last wk.

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 · last wk.

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 · last wk.

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 · 2w 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...

There is no more analysis leftover, no untapped curiosities, nothing remains unknown. This World Cup is fully understood. Reuters:

Adolfo Arranz@adolfux.bsky.social · 2w ago

So busy with the World Cup! Here's something we just published. Players with visible tattoos in this competition. Which country wears more tattoos? www.reuters.com/graphics/SOC...

Announcing that I am officially on board of the organisation team of the Information Design Conference (Oct 30th Hilversum, NL) 🥳🙌 I have been involved for a bit already, arranging speakers plus other stuff and I will be there behind the curtains, #dataviz #conference #IDC26 1/4

Information Design Conference | Hilversum

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

informationdesigncon.eu

This week's newsletter is out now! This edition covers the end of the men's FIFA World Cup, some age-grade men's rugby union and much more.

Ben Wylie@plottheball.com · 2w ago

www.plottheball.com/p/the-week-i...

A trove of insight and a glorious example of data visualization: "The Seinfeld Chronicles: Digital Edition" @visualisingdata.com (Plus- the Buhner trade) Codify comedy: roughlydaily.com/2026/07/21/i...

Published yesterday this is the final episode where I, Anne-Marie and Duncan (with voiceless Miriam on chat!) go through the design story being our grand new project

Andy Kirk@visualisingdata.com · 2w ago

For the very last time... the new episode of 'Explore Explain' is out now in both audio and video formats. We detail all the visual, editorial, analytical thinking behind 'The Seinfeld Chronicles: Digital Edition'. Project: seinfeld.visualisingdata.com Episode: visualisingdata.com/2026/07/expl...

For the very last time... the new episode of 'Explore Explain' is out now in both audio and video formats. We detail all the visual, editorial, analytical thinking behind 'The Seinfeld Chronicles: Digital Edition'. Project: seinfeld.visualisingdata.com Episode: visualisingdata.com/2026/07/expl...

For the very last time... the new episode of 'Explore Explain' is out now in both audio and video formats. We detail all the visual, editorial, analytical thinking behind 'The Seinfeld Chronicles: Digital Edition'. Project: seinfeld.visualisingdata.com Episode: visualisingdata.com/2026/07/expl...

Just when you think a bigger baddie than Sergio Ramos couldn't be involved in the presentation....

Hey map fans!! James Cheshire was just on Cerys Matthews' show on 6music: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Radio 6 Music - Listen Live - BBC Sounds

Listen live to Radio 6 Music on BBC Sounds

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