Andy Kirk
@visualisingdata.com
An Independent Data Visualisation Expert educating, inspiring, and celebrating data viz excellence, everywhere since 2010.
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New Course: ‘Masterclass in Data Visualisation’ (Virtual, Apr 2026) - Data Viz Excellence, Everywhere
I'm happy to announce details of a new virtual public training course, the 3-day/4-hours per day 'Masterclass in Data Visualisation' will take place live online over 14-16 April 2026.
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NEW! Happy to share news of a scheduled virtual 'Masterclass in Data Visualisation' public training course taking place live/online over 14-16 April, 9am-1pm (UK, BST) each day. Registration open to anyone and everyone now!
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After what looked a really successful event in 2025, VizChitra 2026 - India's premier Data Viz conference - is taking place again in July 2026 and there is just one week left to submit proposals for talks, dialogues, workshops, or exhibitions. Visit
vizchitra.com/2026 to find out more!
vizchitra.com/2026 to find out more!
VizChitra | An Indian Data Visualization Community
VizChitra is a community space to bring people across the data visualisation spectrum in India together and create a space to connect & create with data
vizchitra.com
February 9, 2026 at 1:05 PM
After what looked a really successful event in 2025, VizChitra 2026 - India's premier Data Viz conference - is taking place again in July 2026 and there is just one week left to submit proposals for talks, dialogues, workshops, or exhibitions. Visit
vizchitra.com/2026 to find out more!
vizchitra.com/2026 to find out more!
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Attention visual journalists: I’m always open to pitches for @sciam.bsky.social’s Graphic Science column. The column tells concise stories on topics in science via graphics (dataviz, illustrated diagrams, comic-style explainers, etc). It appears in both print & online. DM me for a pitch guide.
February 7, 2026 at 2:59 PM
Attention visual journalists: I’m always open to pitches for @sciam.bsky.social’s Graphic Science column. The column tells concise stories on topics in science via graphics (dataviz, illustrated diagrams, comic-style explainers, etc). It appears in both print & online. DM me for a pitch guide.
First data viz course of the year done and it was brilliant two days in London thanks so much to all who attended and to my lovely venue hosts @ Flourish who are just the best
February 6, 2026 at 6:32 PM
First data viz course of the year done and it was brilliant two days in London thanks so much to all who attended and to my lovely venue hosts @ Flourish who are just the best
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The Post was foolish enough to unleash a bevy of the world’s most talented multi-disciplinary journalists out there for their competition to scoop up. These are some of the most hard working and skilled people I know.
Save this one and reshare it please! 📊
Save this one and reshare it please! 📊
February 5, 2026 at 10:16 PM
The Post was foolish enough to unleash a bevy of the world’s most talented multi-disciplinary journalists out there for their competition to scoop up. These are some of the most hard working and skilled people I know.
Save this one and reshare it please! 📊
Save this one and reshare it please! 📊
The Washington Post layoff news yesterday had enough comments about its wrong-headedness, no need for more, but my word, other newsrooms need to be racing to put their bids on the table for some of the prime talent now looking for new roles. I mean, Tim Meko, seriously, form a queue!
News: I was cut yesterday in a newsroom-wide layoff affecting 300+ staff at The Washington Post.
I spent the last decade leading and building the award-winning Graphics team. I'll miss them.
I'm now exploring senior graphics, cartography, or leadership roles. Intros welcome.
timmeko.com
I spent the last decade leading and building the award-winning Graphics team. I'll miss them.
I'm now exploring senior graphics, cartography, or leadership roles. Intros welcome.
timmeko.com
Tim Meko - Visual Journalist & Graphics Editor - Tim Meko
timmeko.com
February 5, 2026 at 7:34 PM
The Washington Post layoff news yesterday had enough comments about its wrong-headedness, no need for more, but my word, other newsrooms need to be racing to put their bids on the table for some of the prime talent now looking for new roles. I mean, Tim Meko, seriously, form a queue!
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News: I was cut yesterday in a newsroom-wide layoff affecting 300+ staff at The Washington Post.
I spent the last decade leading and building the award-winning Graphics team. I'll miss them.
I'm now exploring senior graphics, cartography, or leadership roles. Intros welcome.
timmeko.com
I spent the last decade leading and building the award-winning Graphics team. I'll miss them.
I'm now exploring senior graphics, cartography, or leadership roles. Intros welcome.
timmeko.com
Tim Meko - Visual Journalist & Graphics Editor - Tim Meko
timmeko.com
February 5, 2026 at 7:15 PM
News: I was cut yesterday in a newsroom-wide layoff affecting 300+ staff at The Washington Post.
I spent the last decade leading and building the award-winning Graphics team. I'll miss them.
I'm now exploring senior graphics, cartography, or leadership roles. Intros welcome.
timmeko.com
I spent the last decade leading and building the award-winning Graphics team. I'll miss them.
I'm now exploring senior graphics, cartography, or leadership roles. Intros welcome.
timmeko.com
Final mention for this new episode, published yesterday, which is all about cartoons.
If you're looking to expand your creative mind and consider new ways of thinking about your data viz sensibilities, this is one for you!
If you're looking to expand your creative mind and consider new ways of thinking about your data viz sensibilities, this is one for you!
NEW EPISODE!
What do cartoons have to do with data viz? More than you might think! I chat with @chazhutton.com to learn about this artform and the critical thinking that shapes this contrasting visual form.
visualisingdata.com/2026/02/expl...
What do cartoons have to do with data viz? More than you might think! I chat with @chazhutton.com to learn about this artform and the critical thinking that shapes this contrasting visual form.
visualisingdata.com/2026/02/expl...
Explore Explain S6 E5: Chaz Hutton - Data Viz Excellence, Everywhere
Welcome to episode 5 of season 6 of Explore Explain, a long-form video and podcast series all about data visualisation design. IWelcome to episode 5 of season 6 of Explore Explain, a long-form video a...
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February 5, 2026 at 6:16 PM
Final mention for this new episode, published yesterday, which is all about cartoons.
If you're looking to expand your creative mind and consider new ways of thinking about your data viz sensibilities, this is one for you!
If you're looking to expand your creative mind and consider new ways of thinking about your data viz sensibilities, this is one for you!
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Amid the hundreds of colleagues we’ve lost today, I wanted to highlight the BRILLIANT data/graphics folks who any newsroom should be fighting to hire right now—threading here:
February 4, 2026 at 8:59 PM
Amid the hundreds of colleagues we’ve lost today, I wanted to highlight the BRILLIANT data/graphics folks who any newsroom should be fighting to hire right now—threading here:
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I was laid off from the Washington Post today, along with hundreds (!!!) of incredible colleagues. If you need a data journalist, chart designer, or wacky-idea-specialist, give me a shout!
February 4, 2026 at 5:33 PM
I was laid off from the Washington Post today, along with hundreds (!!!) of incredible colleagues. If you need a data journalist, chart designer, or wacky-idea-specialist, give me a shout!
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Here's my excellent chat with the lovely Andy at @visualisingdata.com - Complete with visuals of all the work we cover. It's pretty neat! - Do go check it out!
S6E5 - CHAZ HUTTON - All about cartoons!
YouTube video by Explore Explain
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February 4, 2026 at 11:01 AM
Here's my excellent chat with the lovely Andy at @visualisingdata.com - Complete with visuals of all the work we cover. It's pretty neat! - Do go check it out!
NEW EPISODE!
What do cartoons have to do with data viz? More than you might think! I chat with @chazhutton.com to learn about this artform and the critical thinking that shapes this contrasting visual form.
visualisingdata.com/2026/02/expl...
What do cartoons have to do with data viz? More than you might think! I chat with @chazhutton.com to learn about this artform and the critical thinking that shapes this contrasting visual form.
visualisingdata.com/2026/02/expl...
Explore Explain S6 E5: Chaz Hutton - Data Viz Excellence, Everywhere
Welcome to episode 5 of season 6 of Explore Explain, a long-form video and podcast series all about data visualisation design. IWelcome to episode 5 of season 6 of Explore Explain, a long-form video a...
visualisingdata.com
February 4, 2026 at 10:07 AM
NEW EPISODE!
What do cartoons have to do with data viz? More than you might think! I chat with @chazhutton.com to learn about this artform and the critical thinking that shapes this contrasting visual form.
visualisingdata.com/2026/02/expl...
What do cartoons have to do with data viz? More than you might think! I chat with @chazhutton.com to learn about this artform and the critical thinking that shapes this contrasting visual form.
visualisingdata.com/2026/02/expl...
Hitting your ears/eyes tomorrow is a new 'Explore Explain' show with the brilliant @chazhutton.com as we reflect on the creative thinking behind and craft of being a cartoonist - and what we in dataviz can learn. One of my favourite episodes, watch out for it launching!
visualisingdata.com/podcast/
visualisingdata.com/podcast/
February 3, 2026 at 4:21 PM
Hitting your ears/eyes tomorrow is a new 'Explore Explain' show with the brilliant @chazhutton.com as we reflect on the creative thinking behind and craft of being a cartoonist - and what we in dataviz can learn. One of my favourite episodes, watch out for it launching!
visualisingdata.com/podcast/
visualisingdata.com/podcast/
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You should see their Star Wars themed ad
February 3, 2026 at 4:03 AM
You should see their Star Wars themed ad
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This is a post about animal excrement and the English language.
bull$#!% = nonsense/lies
chicken$#!% = petty or cowardly
horse$#!% = nonsense/lies
dog$#!%= low quality
ape$#!% = wild
bat$#!%= crazy
Ordered above from oldest to newest: bull$#!% (1914), bat$#!% (1971).
bull$#!% = nonsense/lies
chicken$#!% = petty or cowardly
horse$#!% = nonsense/lies
dog$#!%= low quality
ape$#!% = wild
bat$#!%= crazy
Ordered above from oldest to newest: bull$#!% (1914), bat$#!% (1971).
February 2, 2026 at 3:23 PM
This is a post about animal excrement and the English language.
bull$#!% = nonsense/lies
chicken$#!% = petty or cowardly
horse$#!% = nonsense/lies
dog$#!%= low quality
ape$#!% = wild
bat$#!%= crazy
Ordered above from oldest to newest: bull$#!% (1914), bat$#!% (1971).
bull$#!% = nonsense/lies
chicken$#!% = petty or cowardly
horse$#!% = nonsense/lies
dog$#!%= low quality
ape$#!% = wild
bat$#!%= crazy
Ordered above from oldest to newest: bull$#!% (1914), bat$#!% (1971).
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The Open Visualization Academy (OVA) IS LIVE!
openvisualizationacademy.org
Thread follows #dataViz #infographics #dataJournalism #dataVisualization
openvisualizationacademy.org
Thread follows #dataViz #infographics #dataJournalism #dataVisualization
January 30, 2026 at 3:09 PM
The Open Visualization Academy (OVA) IS LIVE!
openvisualizationacademy.org
Thread follows #dataViz #infographics #dataJournalism #dataVisualization
openvisualizationacademy.org
Thread follows #dataViz #infographics #dataJournalism #dataVisualization
Coming up to 16 years of running my website means 16 years of relentless spurious seo/outreach messaging.
One day I might just relent and embark on a content-collab pivot so wildly different from data viz it causes whiplash.
One day I might just relent and embark on a content-collab pivot so wildly different from data viz it causes whiplash.
January 30, 2026 at 1:19 PM
Coming up to 16 years of running my website means 16 years of relentless spurious seo/outreach messaging.
One day I might just relent and embark on a content-collab pivot so wildly different from data viz it causes whiplash.
One day I might just relent and embark on a content-collab pivot so wildly different from data viz it causes whiplash.
If you're in ~Ireland in late Feb, why not join me and my big smiling head for the first Dublin Dataviz Meetup of the year where I'm so happy to be speaking to the masses for the first time. Come for the talk, stay for the post-match drink and chat.
www.meetup.com/dublin-datav...
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Dublin Dataviz: Andy Kirk - The 7 Hats of Data Visualisation (Revisited!), Thu, Feb 26, 2026, 6:30 PM | Meetup
Dublin Dataviz is delighted to welcome Andy Kirk as our first speaker of 2026!
Andy is the founder of [Visualising Data](https://visualisingdata.com/) and works with [clie
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January 30, 2026 at 10:40 AM
If you're in ~Ireland in late Feb, why not join me and my big smiling head for the first Dublin Dataviz Meetup of the year where I'm so happy to be speaking to the masses for the first time. Come for the talk, stay for the post-match drink and chat.
www.meetup.com/dublin-datav...
www.meetup.com/dublin-datav...
Latest newsletter almost ready to go but won't be sent until Friday so final chance to swoop up in with a subscription and see a curated collection of 50 excellent data viz things land in your inbox
visualisingdata.com/newsletter/
visualisingdata.com/newsletter/
January 28, 2026 at 4:36 PM
Latest newsletter almost ready to go but won't be sent until Friday so final chance to swoop up in with a subscription and see a curated collection of 50 excellent data viz things land in your inbox
visualisingdata.com/newsletter/
visualisingdata.com/newsletter/
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Join us in Bologna, Italy, 4–6 Nov 2026 for Visualising Climate — the first global conference fully dedicated to climate data visualization and its power to transform public understanding of a changing planet. Come see the data.
visualisingclimate.org
#VisualisingClimate2026 #DataVis #ClimateCrisis
visualisingclimate.org
#VisualisingClimate2026 #DataVis #ClimateCrisis
January 28, 2026 at 11:01 AM
Join us in Bologna, Italy, 4–6 Nov 2026 for Visualising Climate — the first global conference fully dedicated to climate data visualization and its power to transform public understanding of a changing planet. Come see the data.
visualisingclimate.org
#VisualisingClimate2026 #DataVis #ClimateCrisis
visualisingclimate.org
#VisualisingClimate2026 #DataVis #ClimateCrisis
Two new book arrivals landed this morning and even from just 2 data points you can spot a trend:
(L) A special '10th anniversary' edition of 'Storytelling with Data' by Cole Nussbaumer Knaflic
(R) '99 Ways to Tell a Story: Exercises in Style' by Matt Madden, as recommended to me by @chazhutton.com
(L) A special '10th anniversary' edition of 'Storytelling with Data' by Cole Nussbaumer Knaflic
(R) '99 Ways to Tell a Story: Exercises in Style' by Matt Madden, as recommended to me by @chazhutton.com
January 28, 2026 at 9:02 AM
Two new book arrivals landed this morning and even from just 2 data points you can spot a trend:
(L) A special '10th anniversary' edition of 'Storytelling with Data' by Cole Nussbaumer Knaflic
(R) '99 Ways to Tell a Story: Exercises in Style' by Matt Madden, as recommended to me by @chazhutton.com
(L) A special '10th anniversary' edition of 'Storytelling with Data' by Cole Nussbaumer Knaflic
(R) '99 Ways to Tell a Story: Exercises in Style' by Matt Madden, as recommended to me by @chazhutton.com
Ben does some fantastic visual analysis about every and any sport you can imagine in Plot the Ball - if this is your thing, make subscribing to his weekly newsletter a thing.
Plot the Ball is back! 📊🏐✉️
Today, I launched a really exciting new project. Over the last few months, I’ve been working on finding a better way to understand the landscape of international team sport.
You can read more about it here: www.plottheball.com/p/what-to-ex...
Today, I launched a really exciting new project. Over the last few months, I’ve been working on finding a better way to understand the landscape of international team sport.
You can read more about it here: www.plottheball.com/p/what-to-ex...
✉️ What to expect from Plot the Ball in 2026
🌍 Introducing 'Rank the Nations': using data to help you understand international sport
www.plottheball.com
January 28, 2026 at 8:59 AM
Ben does some fantastic visual analysis about every and any sport you can imagine in Plot the Ball - if this is your thing, make subscribing to his weekly newsletter a thing.
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Busy couple of weeks!
Just finishing my preparation for today's Explore Explain episode recording with @nrennie.bsky.social & @ansgarw.bsky.social as we discuss their amazing work for the #30DayMapChallenge
Just finishing my preparation for today's Explore Explain episode recording with @nrennie.bsky.social & @ansgarw.bsky.social as we discuss their amazing work for the #30DayMapChallenge
January 27, 2026 at 9:28 AM
Busy couple of weeks!
Just finishing my preparation for today's Explore Explain episode recording with @nrennie.bsky.social & @ansgarw.bsky.social as we discuss their amazing work for the #30DayMapChallenge
Just finishing my preparation for today's Explore Explain episode recording with @nrennie.bsky.social & @ansgarw.bsky.social as we discuss their amazing work for the #30DayMapChallenge
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Happy large boulder the size of a small boulder day for all who celebrate
January 27, 2024 at 2:56 PM
Happy large boulder the size of a small boulder day for all who celebrate
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Looking at the responses under Starmer’s Holocaust Memorial Day tweet (advice, just don’t, don’t) and I have to say this is the most amazing AI generated graph
January 27, 2026 at 11:31 AM
Looking at the responses under Starmer’s Holocaust Memorial Day tweet (advice, just don’t, don’t) and I have to say this is the most amazing AI generated graph
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(Dude suddenly stops pushing his broom across the floor of the Death Star)
Does this look like a big laser to anyone else
Does this look like a big laser to anyone else
Palantir employees are pressing company leadership over its work for ICE in internal company Slacks obtained by @wired.com
"In my opinion ICE are the bad guys. I am not proud that the company I enjoy so much working for is part of this."
Scoop from @makenakelly.bsky.social
"In my opinion ICE are the bad guys. I am not proud that the company I enjoy so much working for is part of this."
Scoop from @makenakelly.bsky.social
Palantir Defends Work With ICE to Staff Following Killing of Alex Pretti
“In my opinion ICE are the bad guys. I am not proud that the company I enjoy so much working for is part of this,” one worker wrote on Slack.
www.wired.com
January 27, 2026 at 2:51 AM
(Dude suddenly stops pushing his broom across the floor of the Death Star)
Does this look like a big laser to anyone else
Does this look like a big laser to anyone else