Blog Posts

  • Dollar General and Food Insecurity: A Growing Crisis in the U.S.

    In recent years, the rapid expansion of Dollar General stores across the United States has prompted concern among policymakers, researchers, and community advocates due to their relationship with food insecurity. While Dollar General stores often fill retail gaps in underserved areas, their proliferation in food deserts, particularly in low-income and minority communities, raises questions about…

  • Dear Data #2

    This week, I revisited the Dear Data project for a second round of personal data visualization. Last time, I chose to depict how many dishes my household used within a week in a data-driven declarative pictograph. This time around, I chose to work with a conceptual-declarative visualization as a mind map of what my role…

  • Experimenting with Datawrapper

    Data visualization has become an essential tool for communicating complex information in a simple and engaging format. Among the many platforms available, Datawrapper is one that stands out as a user-friendly and powerful tool for creating a wide range of visualizations, including interactive maps. To further expand my understanding of what it takes to present…

  • Dear Data #1

    In an era where data is often seen as cold, complex, and strictly scientific, Dear Data offers a refreshingly human take on what data can be. Created by information designers Giorgia Lupi and Stefanie Posavec, this year-long data visualization project redefines data as a personal form of storytelling and connection. The Process The premise was…

  • Understanding the Four Types of Information Visuals

    In the world of visual communication, it’s not enough to just create pretty charts and hope the viewer can decipher what it means. To be effective, visuals must be tailored based on what you’re showing and why. Is this visualization based on conceptual ideas or real data? Are you teaching or exploring? To create a…