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Max Graze
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📊 data designer,
🦠 avid fermenter,
🏺 potter-er.

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Max Graze @datagrazing.bsky.social · Nov 14
A friend and I have embarked on a project writing The Koji Collection, a series of niche books with detailed koji knowledge you won’t find in any one fermentation handbook. We are sharing it as we go along in Substack, where you will find dataviz, and later, sounds 👉
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The Koji Collection | Substack
The Koji Collection is your gateway to all things koji, offering deep dives, experiments, and comprehensive practical guides to bring the magic of koji into your kitchen. Click to read The Koji Collec...
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A few days ago, amidst everything else, I pressed send on the book I've been working on (and off) for over a decade. It's still a long way from finished, but the final phase has begun. Watch for DATA BY DESIGN: FROM THE HISTORY OF VISUALIZATION TO THE FUTURE WE NEED in print and online in Fall 2026!
A screenshot of the table of contents, reading: Preface Introduction: A History of Visualization and Power Chapter 1 Data: The Society for Effecting the Abolition of the Slave Trade and Responsible Visualization Design Before there are data, there are people. How can the lives behind the data guide our visualization work? Chapter 2 Image: William Playfair and the Politics of the “Simple View” Visualization has never been neutral or objective. How can we learn to recognize the human decisions that shape each design? Chapter 3 People: Shanawdithit and our Place in the Colonial Frame Maps, like all visualizations, tell stories. How can we learn to see the lines of power that they draw? Chapter 4 Knowledge: Elizabeth Palmer Peabody and the Idea of Epistemology Visualization can produce knowledge in many ways. What ideas do we gain when we expand our view of the past? Chapter 5 Change: Lula Iola Mack, W.E.B. Du Bois, and the Path to Liberatory Data Visualization Visualization can bear powerful witness to oppression. How can we use charts to make change in the world? Chapter 6 Labor: Data by Design and What We Learn from Visualization Work By Margy Adams and Tanvi Sharma, with Shiyao Li, Jay Varner, and Lauren Klein Any visualization project is the work of many hands. How can we surface the significance of this labor? Epilogue Acknowledgements Notes
September 15, 2025 at 1:43 PM
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@jamesclear.bsky.social has a treasure trove of quotes in his newsletter. Here's one that particularly resonated with me recently: How should you measure your days? 1/4
December 31, 2024 at 6:32 PM
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This new article about dataviz style guides isn't just theoretical, but has exercises that walk you through the basics: nightingaledvs.com/core-dataviz...

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Core Dataviz Style Guide Components - Nightingale
Throughout my career, I’ve oscillated between working solo on data visualization projects and being a part of larger teams tasked with creating compelling visual stories..
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December 12, 2024 at 6:54 AM
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I've been a bit scent-obsessed for most of my life so this is close to a dream project for me. Luckily there's a digital exhibition!
tiziana.bsky.social Tiziana Alocci @tiziana.bsky.social · Nov 15
We’ve just won a People’s Lovie Award 🎉 Thanks so much for all your votes and support! In the Scented Connections exhibition, I gave form to 15 million data points on perfumes, with 30 data portraits visualising the 100 most recent formulas by the team’s artisans.
#dataart #generativeart #lovie
November 20, 2024 at 12:39 PM
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New post by @datagrazing.bsky.social about why having a chart library in your data viz style guide is helpful!

Check it out:
www.datavizstyleguide.com/bestof/chart...
Chart Smarter with a Chart Library — Data Visualization Style Guidelines
The Justice Innovation Lab’s data visualization style guide, featuring an in-depth look at various chart types, visual examples, and flexible styling options.
www.datavizstyleguide.com
November 18, 2024 at 11:09 PM
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there's some treasures in @datawrapper.bsky.social 's weekly charts. Yes...the gender gap hasn't gone away...
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The gender income gap, squared - Datawrapper Blog
Hello hello hello, today we are looking at the gender income gap with an intersectional lens — how being part of a minority can sometimes lead to some
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November 14, 2024 at 1:18 PM
datagrazing.bsky.social
A friend and I have embarked on a project writing The Koji Collection, a series of niche books with detailed koji knowledge you won’t find in any one fermentation handbook. We are sharing it as we go along in Substack, where you will find dataviz, and later, sounds 👉
thekojicollection.substack.com
The Koji Collection | Substack
The Koji Collection is your gateway to all things koji, offering deep dives, experiments, and comprehensive practical guides to bring the magic of koji into your kitchen. Click to read The Koji Collec...
thekojicollection.substack.com
November 14, 2024 at 1:39 PM
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Loud Numbers came out with a trailer to their latest sonificaiton: www.youtube.com/watch?v=zzg2...

I got a sneak peak when I visited Duncan last month, and it's easily in my top 3 favorite sonifications. No spoilers - just start listening yourself.
Trailer: On Standby
YouTube video by Loud Numbers
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November 14, 2024 at 1:39 PM