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Rules to design by CreativityDesign
January 12, 2017

Rules to design by

I have given a lot of thought over the years about how to work as…
Carla Januska
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Why we make? Creativity
January 5, 2017

Why we make?

Most creative people I know have always made things. Making something — art, music, dinner…
Carla Januska
creative strategy vision path
Why you need a creative strategy Strategy
December 22, 2016

Why you need a creative strategy

Creative strategy is elusive. Unlike a marketing strategy or a communications strategy, your vision and…
Carla Januska
Voting in Minnesota Dashboard Data Visualization
September 28, 2016

Voting in Minnesota Dashboard

Voting in Minnesota In time for voting in Minnesota, a dashboard of visualizations on Voter Turnout…
Carla Januska
The Cost of Failure of the Equal Rights Amendment — Infographic ContentInformation Design
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…
Carla Januska
The brilliant xkcd Earth Temperature Timeline Just Awesome
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…
Carla Januska
Looking for UFOs – Mapping Project Blue Book Cartography
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…
Carla Januska
Three Legacies. Six Programs.
Three Legacies. Six Programs. ContentInformation Design
August 22, 2016

Three Legacies. Six Programs.

The ways texts are adopted and adapted by different organizations fascinates me, especially texts that…
Carla Januska
Occupations in demand in Minnesota Data Visualization
August 18, 2016

Occupations in demand in Minnesota

Looking to change your career or get a job? It's helpful to know what are…
Carla Januska
Learning from data visualizations Data VisualizationInformation Design
August 17, 2016

Learning from data visualizations

One of the things I do is look at a lot of data visualizations, not…
Carla Januska
Best Data Vis of 2105 Data VisualizationDesignTrend
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…
Carla Januska
Adobe + Flickr. I’m matchmaking now. CreativityDesign
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…
Carla Januska
Eyeo Festival 2015 Day 1 Data VisualizationJust Awesome
June 3, 2015

Eyeo Festival 2015 Day 1

Things I want to remember from my fifth Eyeo Festival Workshop: Intro to D3 +…
Carla Januska
2014 best of lists ContentData VisualizationInformation DesignJust Awesome
December 22, 2014

2014 best of lists

I love BEST OF lists. Here is a compilation of some of my favorite 2014 Best…
Carla Januska
INST-INT opening
INST-INT 2014 Data VisualizationDesignJust AwesomeUncategorized
September 29, 2014

INST-INT 2014

This was the first year I attended INST-INT and I was impressed with the caliber…
Carla Januska
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