January 12, 2017
Rules to design by
I have given a lot of thought over the years about how to work as…
January 5, 2017
Why we make?
Most creative people I know have always made things. Making something — art, music, dinner…
December 22, 2016
Why you need a creative strategy
Creative strategy is elusive. Unlike a marketing strategy or a communications strategy, your vision and…
September 28, 2016
Voting in Minnesota Dashboard
Voting in Minnesota In time for voting in Minnesota, a dashboard of visualizations on Voter Turnout…
September 27, 2016
The Cost of Failure of the Equal Rights Amendment — Infographic
Failure of the Equal Rights Amendment When Phyllis Schlafly died recently, many obituaries remembered her…
September 14, 2016
The brilliant xkcd Earth Temperature Timeline
This is so great. A Timeline of Earth's Average Temperature by xkcd. "When people say…
August 30, 2016
Looking for UFOs – Mapping Project Blue Book
Given the recent news of an unusual radio signal from a star system 94 light…
August 22, 2016
Three Legacies. Six Programs.
The ways texts are adopted and adapted by different organizations fascinates me, especially texts that…
August 18, 2016
Occupations in demand in Minnesota
Looking to change your career or get a job? It's helpful to know what are…
August 17, 2016
Learning from data visualizations
One of the things I do is look at a lot of data visualizations, not…
December 21, 2015
Best Data Vis of 2105
If you are looking to find some of the best work in data visualization from 2015, see…
December 19, 2015
Adobe + Flickr. I’m matchmaking now.
I wish Adobe would buy Flickr. I use both Adobe and Flickr products. All my photos…
June 3, 2015
Eyeo Festival 2015 Day 1
Things I want to remember from my fifth Eyeo Festival Workshop: Intro to D3 +…
December 22, 2014
2014 best of lists
I love BEST OF lists. Here is a compilation of some of my favorite 2014 Best…
September 29, 2014
INST-INT 2014
This was the first year I attended INST-INT and I was impressed with the caliber…