Welcome to Secrets of the Viz, where we dive deep into the heart of Tableau Public's #VizOfTheDay. Join me as we learn from the authors themselves on their inspirations and design processes! Let's get down to unlocking.. the Secrets of the Viz.
Secrets of the Viz
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Welcome to Secrets of the Viz, where we dive deep into the heart of Tableau Public's #VizOfTheDay. Join me as we learn from the authors themselves on their inspirations and design processes! Let's get down to unlocking.. the Secrets of the Viz.
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July 28, 2026
Epi 115 : Busting the Myths About Reading Graphic Novels
<p>In this chaotic behind-the-scenes episode of Secrets of the Viz, we had Kevin on to walk through a sped-up, five-minute rehearsal of building his final Iron Viz entry in Tableau, recorded before TC. Kevin shows how he uses rehearsal-style guidelines, a cheat sheet, and parameters to hide setup marks before presenting, and explains that most of the design is built in Tableau with a dual-axis polygon and text, with only part of the background as an image. They discuss a clever search feature using a pipe string concatenator (e.g., searching “Batman” or “romance”), plus graphic novel recommendations like Diary of a Wimpy Kid, American Born Chinese, and Heartstopper. Kevin breaks down which parts were hardest time-consuming text placement, trial-and-error book visuals, and a heavily customized rank chart and why he avoided doing it all in Figma.</p><p><br></p><p>https://public.tableau.com/app/profile/kevin.wee/viz/BustingtheMythsAboutReadingGraphicNovelsIronViz2026/Dashboard</p><p><br></p><p>00:21 - Introduction</p><p>00:54 - Speedrun Build</p><p>05:36 - Using Concatenators to Search</p><p>06:08 - All about Graphic Novles</p><p>08:22 - The chaos behind the chart designs</p><p>09:17 - The secret to Kevin's rehearsal</p><p>10:05 - Toughest challenges</p><p><br></p><p>----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</p><p><br></p><p>ℹ️ 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭'𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭?</p><p>Welcome to "Secrets of the Viz", where I dive deep into the amazing vizzes in #TableauPublic and other #DataVisualization tools. Have you ever wondered how these stunning visualizations come to life? I'll be peeling back the layers with the authors themselves as they share their inspirations, design processes and unique techniques. Join me as we explore, learn, and get inspired together.</p><p><br></p><p>Don't forget to subscribe, follow for more tips and check out the full playlist</p><p>https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLVkjBKxQASMmwlAE89dt97IMSFqTpGldh</p><p><br></p><p>----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</p><p><br></p><p>🤝 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐊𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐧</p><p>▶ https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevin-wee/</p><p>▶ https://x.com/KevinWee90</p><p>▶ https://public.tableau.com/app/profile/kevin.wee/</p><p>▶ https://kevinwee.com/category/portfolio/</p><p><br></p><p>#datavisualization #analytics #design #infographic #books #goodreads #graphicnovels #comics #webcomics</p>
July 6, 2026
Epi 114 : Bird migration is changing
<p>In this episode of Secrets of the Viz, Ana Lucia Gonzalez and Prina Shah from The Guardian joins us to share about building a bird migration data visualization. They discuss how a broad pitch became bird “diaries,” the challenge of sourcing and verifying uneven migration datasets across regions, and layering routes with temperature and vegetation data. Prina explains iterative design decisions, especially the landscape-map vs portrait-mobile problem; and moving from a globe concept to cropped flat maps that worked for mobile-first scrollytelling. They cover why animation and timelines suited migration, how smooth motion and faded “tails” were achieved with an interactive journalist, and how radar, GPS trackers, community-sourced bird sounds, and illustrations filled gaps where photos and video were limited, including a featured bird that follows hurricanes.</p><p><br></p><p>https://www.theguardian.com/environment/ng-interactive/2025/oct/16/bird-migration-is-changing-what-does-this-reveal-about-our-planet-visualised-aoe</p><p><br></p><p>00:00 - Globe or Flat Map</p><p>00:33 - Meet the Guests</p><p>01:12 - Project Origins</p><p>02:11 - Hunting Migration Data</p><p>04:05 - Mobile Map Design</p><p>06:33 - Mobile vs Desktop</p><p>08:22 - Animating the Journey</p><p>10:52 - Tracking Birds Science</p><p>12:57 - Illustrations and Audio</p><p>14:55 - Favorite Birds and Stories</p><p>17:50 - Wrap Up and Next Projects</p><p><br></p><p>----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</p><p><br></p><p>ℹ️ 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭'𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭?</p><p>Welcome to "Secrets of the Viz", where I dive deep into the amazing vizzes in #TableauPublic and other #DataVisualization tools. Have you ever wondered how these stunning visualizations come to life? I'll be peeling back the layers with the authors themselves as they share their inspirations, design processes and unique techniques. Join me as we explore, learn, and get inspired together.</p><p><br></p><p>Don't forget to subscribe, follow for more tips and check out the full playlist</p><p>https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLVkjBKxQASMmwlAE89dt97IMSFqTpGldh</p><p><br></p><p>----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</p><p><br></p><p>🤝 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐧𝐚</p><p>▶ https://www.linkedin.com/in/ana-lucia-gonzalez-paz-b800244/</p><p>▶ https://x.com/anlugonz</p><p>▶ https://linktr.ee/analuciagonzalez</p><p>▶ https://bsky.app/profile/anlugonz.bsky.social</p><p><br></p><p>🤝 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐚</p><p>▶ https://www.linkedin.com/in/prina-shah-939b94101/</p><p>▶ https://x.com/PrinaShah2</p><p>▶ https://bsky.app/profile/prinashah.bsky.social</p><p><br></p><p>🤝 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐏𝐡𝐨𝐞𝐛𝐞</p><p>▶ https://www.linkedin.com/in/phoebe-weston-ab156bb4/</p><p>▶ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHQBxx1w4u5N6jfhP_xakiQ</p><p>▶ https://x.com/phoeb0</p><p><br></p><p>🤝 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐧𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐨</p><p>▶ https://www.linkedin.com/in/antoniovoce/</p><p><br></p><p>#datavisualization #analytics #design #infographic #journalism #newspaper #digitalstories #birds #birdsmigration #ecosystem #birdwatching #migration #nature</p>
June 30, 2026
Epi 113 : The Sp-Space Between Words
<p>In this episode of Secrets of the Viz, Idris shares a deeply personal dashboard about stuttering and how he learned to manage it over time. Idris recounts struggling to speak in primary school, then a turning point in secondary school when classmates pushed him to represent them in a weekly debate, where intense practice helped him win and build confidence. He emphasizes the importance of patient friends and family, not interrupting people who stutter, and improving through teaching and repetition.</p><p><br></p><p>https://public.tableau.com/app/profile/akilapa.idris5302/vizzes</p><p><br></p><p>00:00 - Stuttering Reality Check</p><p>00:34 - Meet Idris and the Viz</p><p>01:13 - Inspiration and Finding Data</p><p>02:15 - Building the Grid Chart</p><p>03:26 - Dashboard Story Setup</p><p>03:40 - School Years and Silence</p><p>04:54 - Costs and Social Impact</p><p>05:42 - The Friday Debate Breakthrough</p><p>08:49 - Support Systems That Help</p><p>09:14 - Advice and Practice Tips</p><p>11:19 - Celebrities and Preparation</p><p>12:17 - Using AI and Tableau Tricks</p><p><br></p><p>----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</p><p><br></p><p>ℹ️ 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭'𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭?</p><p>Welcome to "Secrets of the Viz", where I dive deep into the amazing vizzes in #TableauPublic and other #DataVisualization tools. Have you ever wondered how these stunning visualizations come to life? I'll be peeling back the layers with the authors themselves as they share their inspirations, design processes and unique techniques. Join me as we explore, learn, and get inspired together.</p><p><br></p><p>Don't forget to subscribe, follow for more tips and check out the full playlist</p><p>https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLVkjBKxQASMmwlAE89dt97IMSFqTpGldh</p><p><br></p><p>----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</p><p><br></p><p>🤝 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐈𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐬</p><p>▶ https://public.tableau.com/app/profile/akilapa.idris5302/vizzes</p><p>▶ https://www.linkedin.com/in/idris-akilapa/</p><p>▶ https://x.com/im_akeelah</p><p>▶ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8h2eXsUOYujsppwzksQK9g</p><p><br></p><p>#datavisualization #analytics #design #infographic #journalism #newspaper #digitalstories #stuttering #mentalhealth</p>
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