Secrets of the Viz
Secrets of the Viz
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Welcome to Secrets of the Viz, where we dive deep into the heart of Tableau Public's #VizOfTheDay. Join me as we learn from the authors themselves on their inspirations and design processes! Let's get down to unlocking.. the Secrets of the Viz.
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The podcast covers a variety of themes including data visualization techniques, personal storytelling through vizzes, social issues, and creative design processes. Example topics include the impact of animal poaching illustrated through data, health metrics visualizations, and unique artistic representations in data storytelling.
Welcome to Secrets of the Viz, where we dive deep into the heart of Tableau Public’s #VizOfTheDay. Join me as we learn from the authors themselves on their inspirations and design processes! Let’s get down to unlocking.. the Secrets of the Viz.
Charlene Chua, a data and graphics journalist at The Straits Times, talks about her team’s “Modern Dating” visual story and why dating can feel harder despite apps and technology. They discuss Singapore-specific pressures like the BTO housing scheme and family expectations, and how the team anonymous interviews, expert perspectives, and illustrations to humanize the data. Charlene shares how they storyboarded in Figma, evaluated different visual story structures (inverted pyramid, martini glass, diamond), and iterated on key design ideas like the HDB window metaphor, a starry-night palette, and a hopeful “soulmate” ending. She also highlights challenges of compressing a complex, human topic into a concise story under a tight three-to-four-week deadline.
https://www.straitstimes.com/multimedia/graphics/2026/04/modern-dating-singapore/index.html
00:00 – Why Love Feels Unlearned
00:23 – Meet Charlene And The Viz
01:14 – Dating Apps Spark The Idea
02:13 – Singapore Pressures BTO Family
03:29 – Survey Data And Human Stories
05:45 – App Archetypes And Communication
07:48 – Media Expectations And Reality
08:47 – Visual Metaphors And Storyboarding
10:06 – Story Structures For Visuals
12:55 – Pillars And Interactive Concepts
15:25 – From Inspirations To Final Build
17:15 – Colors Windows And Soulmates
20:10 – Biggest Challenges And Wrap Up
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Welcome to ”Secrets of the Viz”, where I dive deep into the amazing vizzes in #TableauPublic and other #DataVisualization tools. Have you ever wondered how these stunning visualizations come to life? I'll be peeling back the layers with the authors themselves as they share their inspirations, design processes and unique techniques. Join me as we explore, learn, and get inspired together.
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▶ https://www.linkedin.com/in/charlenechuaxinzi/
▶ https://www.straitstimes.com/
#datavisualization #analytics #design #infographic #journalism #newspaper #digitalstories
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