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The Past, Present, and Future of Scrollytelling

Understanding where this now-ubiquitous form came from helps us anticipate where it’s headed

12 min readAug 25, 2020

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The Past, Present, and Future of Scrollytelling

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Nightingale

Creating a Multisegment Scrollytelling Data Story From Scratch: Key Moments and Lessons

When I released my U.S. Trends in Occupations data story, I got one question from several different people: “How did you make that?”

14 min readMay 14, 2020

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Screenshot of bump chart from Trends in U.S. Occupations data story published by Beehive Media.

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Nightingale

Woodstock at 50…Visualized

In honor of the 50th anniversary of Woodstock, I created a data visualization of every data point I could find about the event. This…

11 min readSep 13, 2019

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Woodstock at 50…Visualized

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Towards Data Science

Data Visualization Design and the Eye Candy Imperative

Do you remember when people were bemoaning the horrible new scourge known as “Infotainment?” The word first appeared in the 1960s but…

3 min readMar 11, 2017

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Data Visualization Design and the Eye Candy Imperative

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How to Tell Stories and Weave a Cohesive Narrative With Data

Storytelling is one of the most important evolutionary advantages humans have. That is a bold statement, but I believe it is true.

5 min readJan 23, 2017

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How to Tell Stories and Weave a Cohesive Narrative With Data

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Charting the Chartists: A 2016 Survey of Data Visualization Professionals

Introduction

3 min readNov 28, 2016

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Charting the Chartists:
A 2016 Survey of Data Visualization Professionals

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Bill Shander

Do Less

My design philosophy is simple. And it’s really very applicable as a life philosophy. Almost without exception, you’re better off just…

2 min readAug 8, 2016

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Do Less

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Bill Shander

5 Reasons to Visualize Your Data and Make it Interactive

You believe in thought leadership as a marketing platform for your firm. And you believe that a key part of thought leadership is doing…

5 min readAug 1, 2016

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5 Reasons to Visualize Your Data and Make it Interactive

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Bill Shander

Thought Leadership, Your Pipeline and Visualization

Your Pipeline Has a Leak

3 min readJul 18, 2016

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Thought Leadership, Your Pipeline and Visualization

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3 Expert Tips on How to Grab Attention With Your Data Visualizations

The moment you glanced at this post, you were judging it. Before you were even aware of it, you were judging how long it seemed, what…

8 min readJul 10, 2016

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3 Expert Tips on How to Grab Attention With Your Data Visualizations

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Bill Shander

Bill Shander

Information design & data visualization practitioner and teacher. Data Visualization Society board member. Workshop facilitator, LinkedIn Learning instructor.

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