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’ (London, Feb 2026) - Data Viz Excellence, Everywhere
I'm happy to announce details of a new public training course, the two-day classroom-based 'Masterclass in Data Visualisation' will take place in London, on 5-6 February 2026.
visualisingdata.com
January is best month to set out to learn something new. Which makes the first week of February a very close second best time to do that!
Join my 'Masterclass in Data Viz' course in London to learn all about this complex, rewarding, fun, and enriching subject.
visualisingdata.com/2025/11/new-...
Join my 'Masterclass in Data Viz' course in London to learn all about this complex, rewarding, fun, and enriching subject.
visualisingdata.com/2025/11/new-...
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Just reposted Eleanor Lutz’s map of all the orbits in the solar system. Pretty much everything she makes knocks my socks off. Let me share a few favorites.
January 16, 2026 at 2:50 AM
Just reposted Eleanor Lutz’s map of all the orbits in the solar system. Pretty much everything she makes knocks my socks off. Let me share a few favorites.
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In an ongoing war against misinformation; AI hallucinations; the ranking of information being determined by advertising revenue; SEO slop; and the general enshitification of the web in general and search in particular, #Wikipedia is leading the charge. It's well worth celebrating this milestone.
Good News in History, January 15: 25 years ago today, Jimmy Wales and Larry Sanger launched Wikipedia. The collaborative online encyclopedia created and maintained by a community of volunteer editors, Wikipedia is… @goodnewsnetwork.org #Wikipedia #GoodNews #History #Anniversaries #OnlineEncyclopedia
Good News in History, January 15
25 years ago today, Jimmy Wales and Larry Sanger launched Wikipedia. The collaborative online encyclopedia created and maintained by a community of volunteer editors, Wikipedia is one of the most-visited websites on the internet. The nonprofit funded primarily through donations has 6.2 million articles in English—and also features articles in 250 languages, altogether attracting 1.7 […]
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dlvr.it
January 15, 2026 at 9:30 AM
In an ongoing war against misinformation; AI hallucinations; the ranking of information being determined by advertising revenue; SEO slop; and the general enshitification of the web in general and search in particular, #Wikipedia is leading the charge. It's well worth celebrating this milestone.
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Visualising ski run elevation profiles of Hunter Mountain.
Thoughts? I tried facetting them by difficulty but they'd look either too wide or tall. Is it useful, interesting? Might be worth combining with an isometric view (in rayshader).
#ggplot2 adventures, an #rstats tale
Thoughts? I tried facetting them by difficulty but they'd look either too wide or tall. Is it useful, interesting? Might be worth combining with an isometric view (in rayshader).
#ggplot2 adventures, an #rstats tale
January 15, 2026 at 3:29 AM
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I've spent the last few weeks slowly going through #NACIS2025 recordings, looking for inspiration and joy in map-making to get me through a difficult time.
This is in no way a comprehensive list, but these cartographers and their presentations really stood out to me in their creative process (1/5)
This is in no way a comprehensive list, but these cartographers and their presentations really stood out to me in their creative process (1/5)
January 14, 2026 at 4:03 PM
I've spent the last few weeks slowly going through #NACIS2025 recordings, looking for inspiration and joy in map-making to get me through a difficult time.
This is in no way a comprehensive list, but these cartographers and their presentations really stood out to me in their creative process (1/5)
This is in no way a comprehensive list, but these cartographers and their presentations really stood out to me in their creative process (1/5)
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📢 The Global Climate Highlights report is OUT 📢
climate.copernicus.eu/global-clima...
@copernicusecmwf.bsky.social
🌡️ 2025 was 3rd warmest year on record and the warmest La Niña year on record
📈 2023-2025 is the first three year period above 1.5ºC (according to ERA5)
#dataviz #dataviz4climate
climate.copernicus.eu/global-clima...
@copernicusecmwf.bsky.social
🌡️ 2025 was 3rd warmest year on record and the warmest La Niña year on record
📈 2023-2025 is the first three year period above 1.5ºC (according to ERA5)
#dataviz #dataviz4climate
January 14, 2026 at 8:00 AM
📢 The Global Climate Highlights report is OUT 📢
climate.copernicus.eu/global-clima...
@copernicusecmwf.bsky.social
🌡️ 2025 was 3rd warmest year on record and the warmest La Niña year on record
📈 2023-2025 is the first three year period above 1.5ºC (according to ERA5)
#dataviz #dataviz4climate
climate.copernicus.eu/global-clima...
@copernicusecmwf.bsky.social
🌡️ 2025 was 3rd warmest year on record and the warmest La Niña year on record
📈 2023-2025 is the first three year period above 1.5ºC (according to ERA5)
#dataviz #dataviz4climate
Final prep for my latest 'Explore Explain' episode recording with the brilliant @chazhutton.com where I'm going to find out how what we can learn from cartoons to help refine our data viz creativity and critical thinking
chazhutton.com/work
chazhutton.com/work
CHAZ HUTTON
chazhutton.com
January 14, 2026 at 9:24 AM
Final prep for my latest 'Explore Explain' episode recording with the brilliant @chazhutton.com where I'm going to find out how what we can learn from cartoons to help refine our data viz creativity and critical thinking
chazhutton.com/work
chazhutton.com/work
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brutal bag of charts by @ashendruk.com www.not-ship.com/america-isnt...
America isn't exceptional — it's the exception
America has self-importance in abundance. What it lacks is the data to back it up.
www.not-ship.com
January 14, 2026 at 7:16 AM
brutal bag of charts by @ashendruk.com www.not-ship.com/america-isnt...
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I have registered an additional business name: Frameshift Design.
I'm working on my next step in my business: radical communication solutions. I will be helping science and social organizations tell their most important stories in a radically different way, so they can make the impact they deserve.
I'm working on my next step in my business: radical communication solutions. I will be helping science and social organizations tell their most important stories in a radically different way, so they can make the impact they deserve.
January 13, 2026 at 7:25 PM
I have registered an additional business name: Frameshift Design.
I'm working on my next step in my business: radical communication solutions. I will be helping science and social organizations tell their most important stories in a radically different way, so they can make the impact they deserve.
I'm working on my next step in my business: radical communication solutions. I will be helping science and social organizations tell their most important stories in a radically different way, so they can make the impact they deserve.
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RIP the Metaverse. @jonkeegan.com and I took a look back at some of its greatest hits. sherwood.news/tech/rip-the...
RIP the Metaverse
Meta seems to be winding down its Metaverse ambitions. We took a look back at what the company was going for....
sherwood.news
January 13, 2026 at 8:22 PM
RIP the Metaverse. @jonkeegan.com and I took a look back at some of its greatest hits. sherwood.news/tech/rip-the...
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Want to get paid for looking at beautiful data visualizations from the world's leading newsrooms and visualization specialists? 🗺️ 📊 👀
We're hiring a working student to curate the Data Vis Dispatch. 🗞️
If you're a student in Germany, we'd love to hear from you! 👇
www.datawrapper.de/careers/work...
We're hiring a working student to curate the Data Vis Dispatch. 🗞️
If you're a student in Germany, we'd love to hear from you! 👇
www.datawrapper.de/careers/work...
We're hiring a working student to curate the Data Vis Dispatch
Help us create our most popular weekly blog format, featuring the best new data visualization.
www.datawrapper.de
January 13, 2026 at 3:25 PM
Want to get paid for looking at beautiful data visualizations from the world's leading newsrooms and visualization specialists? 🗺️ 📊 👀
We're hiring a working student to curate the Data Vis Dispatch. 🗞️
If you're a student in Germany, we'd love to hear from you! 👇
www.datawrapper.de/careers/work...
We're hiring a working student to curate the Data Vis Dispatch. 🗞️
If you're a student in Germany, we'd love to hear from you! 👇
www.datawrapper.de/careers/work...
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I've put the full episode up in video form which is even better because it includes visuals of charts we talk about.
It's a handy explainer for people curious about the whole idea of data viz and potentially wanting to get started with it themselves.
georginasturge.substack.com/p/the-power-...
It's a handy explainer for people curious about the whole idea of data viz and potentially wanting to get started with it themselves.
georginasturge.substack.com/p/the-power-...
The power of data visualisation, with Andy Kirk
The King of Data Viz 👑 spoke to me about high impact design, 'hidden thinking,' and how to get started with the craft of making data beautiful
georginasturge.substack.com
January 13, 2026 at 8:57 AM
I've put the full episode up in video form which is even better because it includes visuals of charts we talk about.
It's a handy explainer for people curious about the whole idea of data viz and potentially wanting to get started with it themselves.
georginasturge.substack.com/p/the-power-...
It's a handy explainer for people curious about the whole idea of data viz and potentially wanting to get started with it themselves.
georginasturge.substack.com/p/the-power-...
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People often assume there's a right and wrong way to present data in a chart or graphic. But there are many legitimate choices that can mean a telling different stories with the same data.
Data viz guru Andy Kirk @visualisingdata.com shared more wisdom with me this week on the podcast this week 📊🔊
Data viz guru Andy Kirk @visualisingdata.com shared more wisdom with me this week on the podcast this week 📊🔊
January 13, 2026 at 8:57 AM
People often assume there's a right and wrong way to present data in a chart or graphic. But there are many legitimate choices that can mean a telling different stories with the same data.
Data viz guru Andy Kirk @visualisingdata.com shared more wisdom with me this week on the podcast this week 📊🔊
Data viz guru Andy Kirk @visualisingdata.com shared more wisdom with me this week on the podcast this week 📊🔊
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I went on the Nick Grimshaw show on BBC 6 Music talking about turning data into music, and about visualising David Bowie’s Space Oddity.
Listen back from 1:41:30 www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Listen back from 1:41:30 www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Nick Grimshaw - Toheeb Jimoh - BBC Sounds
Toheeb Jimoh. star of Ted Lasso and Industry joins Nick to discuss his favourite music.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 13, 2026 at 10:02 AM
I went on the Nick Grimshaw show on BBC 6 Music talking about turning data into music, and about visualising David Bowie’s Space Oddity.
Listen back from 1:41:30 www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Listen back from 1:41:30 www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
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How fantastic to hear from @miriamquick.bsky.social from Loud Numbers, talking in depth about data sonification 📊 on BBC 6Music this morning!!!
And of course, thanks for the shout-out when talking about "oddity viz" 😉 .. listen from 1hr 41mins... #dataviz
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
And of course, thanks for the shout-out when talking about "oddity viz" 😉 .. listen from 1hr 41mins... #dataviz
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Nick Grimshaw - Toheeb Jimoh - BBC Sounds
Toheeb Jimoh. star of Ted Lasso and Industry joins Nick to discuss his favourite music.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 12, 2026 at 1:40 PM
How fantastic to hear from @miriamquick.bsky.social from Loud Numbers, talking in depth about data sonification 📊 on BBC 6Music this morning!!!
And of course, thanks for the shout-out when talking about "oddity viz" 😉 .. listen from 1hr 41mins... #dataviz
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
And of course, thanks for the shout-out when talking about "oddity viz" 😉 .. listen from 1hr 41mins... #dataviz
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
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Kemi, this is just a population density map
January 12, 2026 at 8:01 AM
Kemi, this is just a population density map
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Let’s gooooo
The RSS Revolution Is Beginning. Now Is The Age Of The Quiet Personal Website. The Indie Bloggers Shall Inherit The Earth.
January 9, 2026 at 9:26 PM
Let’s gooooo
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Just dropped off a John Snow map to someone in Broad(wick) Street, which felt a bit like delivering ice to the Titanic (but in a good way!)
3dartmaps.etsy.com/listing/4300...
3dartmaps.etsy.com/listing/4300...
January 8, 2026 at 6:32 PM
Just dropped off a John Snow map to someone in Broad(wick) Street, which felt a bit like delivering ice to the Titanic (but in a good way!)
3dartmaps.etsy.com/listing/4300...
3dartmaps.etsy.com/listing/4300...
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Outlier 2026 brings you “The Final Draft.” #Dataviz is always evolving, & this theme highlights iteration, progress & the power of curiosity, feedback, context, & constraints. Sign up for our newsletter for updates, including the call for speakers & registrations: mailchi.mp/datavisualiz...
January 8, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Outlier 2026 brings you “The Final Draft.” #Dataviz is always evolving, & this theme highlights iteration, progress & the power of curiosity, feedback, context, & constraints. Sign up for our newsletter for updates, including the call for speakers & registrations: mailchi.mp/datavisualiz...
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Got some new ‘Jigsaw Choices’ up on the shop! You find this and lots of other stuff right here: instachaaz.shop
January 8, 2026 at 10:40 AM
Got some new ‘Jigsaw Choices’ up on the shop! You find this and lots of other stuff right here: instachaaz.shop
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January 7, 2026 at 4:20 PM
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January is best month to set out to learn something new. Which makes the first week of February a very close second best time to do that!
Join my 'Masterclass in Data Viz' course in London to learn all about this complex, rewarding, fun, and enriching subject.
visualisingdata.com/2025/11/new-...
Join my 'Masterclass in Data Viz' course in London to learn all about this complex, rewarding, fun, and enriching subject.
visualisingdata.com/2025/11/new-...
New Course: ‘Masterclass in Data Visualisation’ (London, Feb 2026) - Data Viz Excellence, Everywhere
I'm happy to announce details of a new public training course, the two-day classroom-based 'Masterclass in Data Visualisation' will take place in London, on 5-6 February 2026.
visualisingdata.com
January 6, 2026 at 2:40 PM
January is best month to set out to learn something new. Which makes the first week of February a very close second best time to do that!
Join my 'Masterclass in Data Viz' course in London to learn all about this complex, rewarding, fun, and enriching subject.
visualisingdata.com/2025/11/new-...
Join my 'Masterclass in Data Viz' course in London to learn all about this complex, rewarding, fun, and enriching subject.
visualisingdata.com/2025/11/new-...
January is best month to set out to learn something new. Which makes the first week of February a very close second best time to do that!
Join my 'Masterclass in Data Viz' course in London to learn all about this complex, rewarding, fun, and enriching subject.
visualisingdata.com/2025/11/new-...
Join my 'Masterclass in Data Viz' course in London to learn all about this complex, rewarding, fun, and enriching subject.
visualisingdata.com/2025/11/new-...
New Course: ‘Masterclass in Data Visualisation’ (London, Feb 2026) - Data Viz Excellence, Everywhere
I'm happy to announce details of a new public training course, the two-day classroom-based 'Masterclass in Data Visualisation' will take place in London, on 5-6 February 2026.
visualisingdata.com
January 6, 2026 at 2:40 PM
January is best month to set out to learn something new. Which makes the first week of February a very close second best time to do that!
Join my 'Masterclass in Data Viz' course in London to learn all about this complex, rewarding, fun, and enriching subject.
visualisingdata.com/2025/11/new-...
Join my 'Masterclass in Data Viz' course in London to learn all about this complex, rewarding, fun, and enriching subject.
visualisingdata.com/2025/11/new-...
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[24/24] 🎄📊 For the last riddle of this calendar, I choose a movie that quite well reflect my feelings for all of you who played along!
December 24, 2025 at 5:14 PM
[24/24] 🎄📊 For the last riddle of this calendar, I choose a movie that quite well reflect my feelings for all of you who played along!