Data,Storytelling

Tapestry 2015: Seven Data Story Types

Written on Mar, 04, 2015 by Ben Jones | 6 comments

Here is my 2015 Tapestry Conference presentation using Freedom of the Press data (Excel, source).…

Avoiding Data Pitfalls, Part 1: Gaps Between Data and Reality

Written on Jan, 06, 2015 by Ben Jones | 19 comments

Happy New Year! In 2015 I’ll be publishing a periodic series of blog posts entitled…

Data,Sports

Written on Dec, 16, 2014 by Ben Jones | No comments yet

Since Kobe Bryant surpassed Michael Jordan in “career points” scored this past Sunday, much has…

Books,Data,Tableau

Written on Dec, 08, 2014 by Ben Jones | 1 comment

In June of this year I published my first book with O’Reilly Media called “Communicating…

Data,Storytelling

Written on Nov, 06, 2013 by Ben Jones | 1 comment

One of the best things about joining Tableau at the beginning of the year was…

Data,Government,Tableau

Written on Aug, 08, 2013 by Ben Jones | 21 comments

Hi, it’s been a while since I posted last! The Tableau Public team has been…

Written on Jun, 12, 2013 by Ben Jones | 1 comment

Hi all, There are a number of interesting data visualization contests going on right now…

Written on Apr, 21, 2013 by Ben Jones | 4 comments

…and the only prescription is more data. Check out these regularly published data and data…

Written on Mar, 04, 2013 by Ben Jones | 3 comments

This past week the inaugural Tapestry Conference was held in Nashville, Tennessee at the Union…

Data,Visualization

Written on Feb, 26, 2013 by Ben Jones | 2 comments

This week I’m in Nashville, Tennessee to attend the inaugural Tapestry Conference on data storytelling.…