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  • Tutorial: Navigation Menu

    It should be pretty obvious at this point that I’m not a huge fan of Tableau’s default UI. There’s nothing necessarily wrong with it…it just doesn’t pack much wow factor. So I often find myself getting creative with Tableau’s mark types, parameters, and dynamic zone visibility to create more customized UI. I posted this viz…

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  • Present Tableau Like a Pro

    You’ve just been invited to speak at a conference, a Tableau User Group, or another speaking engagement. Yay!! Time to celebrate and dance! Now comes the next step: creating a presentation that’s not only engaging, but includes a smooth, compelling Tableau demo (no pressure, right?!). It can feel like a lot, but it doesn’t have…

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  • Behind the Viz: PLAYJILL

    When Steve Wexler first asked for my help vetting the data for the Women+ Conductors on Broadway project, I felt incredibly honored to be included and to be working alongside amazing collaborators like Serena Roberts and Kevin Flerlage. The dataset, curated by Sariva Goetz, is a record of the women and nonbinary conductors and music…

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