2015 in Review via Instagram

2015 in Review via Instagram

2015 was a crazy, fulfilling, and fruitful year. I never would have guessed that I would be ending the year where I am now, but looking back through my social media posts, it seems that this long string of events all rolled together into what has led me in my current direction. I thought it would be fun to summarize with one photo from Instagram for each month of the year that provides a good summary of where I was career-wise during that time period. 

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Data Viz DC Recap

Data Viz DC Recap

I had so much fun speaking at Chief Agency for the December Data Viz DC meetup last night! Special thanks to Casey at Chief for coordinating with Sean to put on the event, and thanks to all those that came out! Unfortunately there were some people who had to be moved to the wait list due to space restrictions. Hopefully we can do something similar again, but the folks at Chief did capture a rough video. 

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What a difference a year can make!

What a difference a year can make!

I have about 30 sketchbooks and Moleskine journals lying around that I have used to track my ideas, designs, learning, and experiences over the years. Occasionally I open them up to reference different events or for inspiration, but for the most part they are just collecting dust. 

Last fall, I discovered the many benefits of digital drawing, and have since jumped in with both feet. My first attempt at digital drawing was when I attended the Tableau Customer Conference and decided to create a sketchnote journal to remember the experience. 

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