{"id":48173,"date":"2022-05-25T17:08:56","date_gmt":"2022-05-25T21:08:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leapica.com\/?p=48173"},"modified":"2022-05-25T17:08:56","modified_gmt":"2022-05-25T21:08:56","slug":"podcast-076-randy-krum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zohf.me\/lp\/podcast-076-randy-krum\/","title":{"rendered":"Randy Krum on Why Most Charts Suck and More Deadly Data Viz Sins"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_fullwidth_header title=&#8221;Randy Krum on Why Most Charts Suck and More Deadly Data Viz Sins&#8221; subhead=&#8221;Present Beyond Measure Ep. 076&#8243; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; header_fullscreen=&#8221;on&#8221; background_overlay_color=&#8221;rgba(31,39,81,0.73)&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Fullwidth Header&#8221; module_class=&#8221;blog-hero-section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.4&#8243; title_text_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; title_letter_spacing=&#8221;5px&#8221; title_line_height=&#8221;1.1em&#8221; subhead_text_color=&#8221;#76c8d6&#8243; subhead_font_size=&#8221;25px&#8221; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/leapica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Divi-Fullwidth-Header-Image.png&#8221; parallax=&#8221;on&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;175px||175px|&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;fade&#8221; title_font_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; title_font_phone=&#8221;&#8221; title_font_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; title_letter_spacing_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; title_letter_spacing_phone=&#8221;1px&#8221; title_letter_spacing_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; title_line_height_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; title_line_height_phone=&#8221;1em&#8221; title_line_height_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; z_index_tablet=&#8221;500&#8243; saved_tabs=&#8221;all&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_fullwidth_header][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; collapsed=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; max_width=&#8221;750px&#8221; z_index_tablet=&#8221;500&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Episode Content&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.4&#8243; z_index_tablet=&#8221;500&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>Randy Krum is Here to Help You Improve Your Charts and Avoid The Worst Sins of Data Viz<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/playlist.megaphone.fm?e=POD1297873429&amp;light=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"200\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>This episode is about the simple lessons and philosophy that you can follow to improve your data visualizations and presentations.<\/p>\n<p><b>Randy Krum is a data visualization designer, author of the book, <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3wLci5R\"><b><i>Cool Infographics: Effective Communication with Data Visualization and Design<\/i><\/b><\/a>, Founder and President of InfoNewt (a data visualization design firm), Organizer of both the Dallas-Fort Worth and Austin Data Visualization Meetup groups, Coordinator of the Global DataViz Meetup Events, Developer and Instructor of the Data Visualization &amp; Storytelling Certificate program at Southern Methodist University (SMU), and runs the popular website Coolinfographics.com.<\/p>\n<p>Randy dishes about the tyranny of the default, the differences between data visualizations for discovery and communication, and why we shouldn&#8217;t always use colors on everything! Randy also talks about building on templates, the problems with numbers, and the scale of visual perception.<\/p>\n<p>To finish off, we get some insight into Randy\u2019s three keys of good data viz; making your charts understandable, memorable, and actionable!<\/p>\n<p><b>And in this episode, Randy shares all his wisdom regarding making better charts and how to pick the right kind of chart for what you are trying to accomplish!<\/b><\/p>\n<h2>In This Episode, You\u2019ll Learn\u2026<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">The real job of a data visualization designer.<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Why most charts suck!<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">The value and power of data story arcs.<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Randy\u2019s three keys to good data viz!<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">The difference between Data Visualizations and Infographics.<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">About the free resources that are available on the Cool Infographics site.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>People, Blogs, and Resources Mentioned<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3wLci5R\">Cool Infographics<\/a><\/em> book<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/coolinfographics.com\/\">Cool Infographics<\/a> website<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/infonewt.com\/\">InfoNewt<\/a><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/smu.edu\/dataviz\">SMU Data Viz<\/a><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/albertocairo.com\/%20\">Alberto Cairo<\/a><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.meetup.com\/DFWDataViz\/\">DFW Data Viz Meetup<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>How to Connect with Randy Krum:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Randy\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/rtkrum\/\">LinkedIn<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rtkrum\">Twitter<\/a> profiles<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/randykrum.com\/\">Randy Krum&#8217;s Website<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Speaking Calendar&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>Where Lea is Speaking Next:<\/h2>\n<p>I&#8217;d love to meet you, in-person or online! Here are the data storytelling, analytics, digital marketing conferences and events I&#8217;ll be speaking at:<\/p>\n<p>[ecs-list-events cat=&#8217;conference, webinar&#8217; limit=&#8217;5&#8242; order=&#8217;ASC&#8217; venue=&#8217;true&#8217; excerpt=&#8217;true&#8217; excerpt=&#8217;150&#8242; thumb=&#8217;true&#8217; thumbwidth=&#8217;200&#8242; thumbheight=&#8217;150&#8242; contentorder=&#8217;title, date, thumbnail, venue, excerpt&#8217;]<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Thanks for Listening&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.4&#8243; z_index_tablet=&#8221;500&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>Thanks for Listening!<\/h2>\n<p>Thanks so much for joining me. Have some feedback you\u2019d like to share, or a question? Leave a note in the comments below, and we\u2019ll get back to you!<\/p>\n<p>Now, I&#8217;m going to ask two favors from you:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>If you&#8217;re digging the show, <strong>don\u2019t forget to hit the Follow buttons on <a href=\"https:\/\/leapica.com\/PBMitunes\">iTunes<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/3GcPp99cGG5zsLbArpNL3z?si=LLNTb78zTNShkfU2SK0IbA&amp;dl_branch=1\">Spotify<\/a><\/strong> to never miss an episode.<\/li>\n<li>If you liked what you heard, I would love if you could <a href=\"https:\/\/leapica.com\/PBMitunes\"><strong>leave me a rating or review in <\/strong><\/a><strong>Apple Podcasts<\/strong>. Ratings &amp; reviews are extremely appreciated and very important in the rankings algorithm. The more ratings, the better chance of fellow practitioners getting to hear this helpful information!<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>And finally, always remember: <strong>viz responsibly, my friends.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Namaste,<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-4501 alignnone size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/leapica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Lea-Signature.png\" alt=\"Lea Signature\" width=\"100\" height=\"50\" \/><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Listen as Randy Krum breaks down the biggest sins of data viz.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":48086,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[57,53,70],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/zohf.me\/lp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48173"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/zohf.me\/lp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/zohf.me\/lp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zohf.me\/lp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zohf.me\/lp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=48173"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/zohf.me\/lp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48173\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zohf.me\/lp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/48086"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/zohf.me\/lp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=48173"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zohf.me\/lp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=48173"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zohf.me\/lp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=48173"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}