Paulina Sanak-ListwanCoffee Breaks with Data Viz: Let’s start from 0.I came up with the idea for this article on the last webinar, which I had the pleasure to host with my coworkers. One of the participants…Jun 24, 2020Jun 24, 2020
Paulina Sanak-ListwanCoffee Breaks with Data Viz: Use the force of tables, but choose wisely.“You must unlearn what you have learned”, said Master Yoda. Tables are not visuals! Truth? Have you ever heard that?Jun 24, 2020Jun 24, 2020
Paulina Sanak-ListwanCoffee Breaks with Data Viz: Spaghetti Monster. Visualising multicategories.When I say “multicategories”, I mean more than 4 categories. Sometimes, a challenge of visualizing multicategories is like an old polish…May 12, 2020May 12, 2020
Paulina Sanak-ListwanCoffee Breaks with Data Viz: Key Ingredient of Compelling Stories. The Power of Context.Seneca said, “We are more often frightened than hurt, and we suffer more from imagination than from reality.” Imagination is a powerful…May 1, 2020May 1, 2020
Paulina Sanak-ListwanCoffee Breaks with Data Viz: Numbers with Human FaceRecently, I’ve taken part in a discussion about how to present numbers to convey a message about true people stories.Apr 24, 2020Apr 24, 2020
Paulina Sanak-ListwanCoffee Breaks with Data Viz: Pies are for eating not for displaying data.Recently, I have had an interesting discussion about the pie charts. My interlocutor claimed that the pie charts should be in usage…Apr 17, 2020Apr 17, 2020
Paulina Sanak-ListwanCoffee Breaks with Data Viz: The Nature of the Phenomenon. Linear vs. logarithmic scaleThe one dataset, two charts, two opposite stories.Apr 17, 2020Apr 17, 2020
Paulina Sanak-ListwanCoffee Breaks with Data Viz: Mind the Gap! The Power of Alerts.Is all information are equally important for running your business smoothly? Or one is more desirable than others? Do you need to see…Apr 17, 2020Apr 17, 2020
Paulina Sanak-ListwanCoffee Breaks with Data Viz: Time flies! Categorical data embedded in time.Presenting time-related categorical data can be tricky. Fortunately, there are some good practices which guide us on how to approach the…Apr 6, 2020Apr 6, 2020