This is the blog and portfolio of Rebecca Gourley. I post about data stories and plan to expand to short how-to posts and data visualization tips I’ve learned.
Latest posts
How to: Convert dates into zodiac signs in Tableau
What are the use cases for this issue that I solved? Probably just the one I aimed to do (a radial chart showing how many of each zodiac sign were born between 1994 and 2014).
Taking a 2,650-mile (virtual) journey
I started this project many months ago — late spring 2021. It’s now mid-August of the same year and the project is finally finished. I only needed a “travel” themed viz challenge to motivate me to get it done.
Designing for accessibility: Easy steps to make your Tableau visualizations more screen reader-friendly
In my opinion, Tableau still has a long ways to go to be truly accessible to all, but practicing some of these steps in your data visualization work can greatly improve the experience that screen reader users have when interacting with data in general. Doing so also creates a more welcoming environment to a large…
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