The Open Visualization Academy transforms the traditional online course into a human-centered library of information design.
Alberto Cairo shares how this collaborative project grew into a global community dedicated to a generous way of seeing the world.
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Speaker applications extended! Apply by March 8, 2026
📢 Outlier 2026 speaker applications have been extended to March 8. We want to hear from you! We're also looking for more interactive talks and workshops. Apply now: www.datavisualizationsociety.org/outlier-spea...
A portrait oriented visual (originally 22x28 inches) with a manila background with black text titled: "Negro Population of Georgia by Counties" showing two county maps of the state of Georgia. The maps show the Black population in 1870 and 1880, The first 1870 map, is in the upper left with categories in the upper right: 20-30,000 (purple), 15 to 20,000 (brown) and 10-15,000 (tan) The second 1880 map is the lower right quadrant, with categories in the lower left: 5-10,000 (red), 2,500-5,000 (pink), 1,000-2,500 (yellow), under 1000 (green)
Today is Week 4 of the #DuBoisChallenge2026!
Go to github.com/ajstarks/dub... to re-create the viz in this week’s folder. Share your work on social media with #DuBoisChallenge2026.
Don’t forget to share it in the DVS Slack for a chance to win prizes!
📊 Beginning March 1, 2026, Teo Popescu steps into the role of Managing Editor for Nightingale. Succeeding Will Careri, Teo is honored to take up the mantle left behind and ring in a new era of the journal of the Data Visualization Society.
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Thanks so much for your feedback, @anthonymorello.bsky.social. We reached out to the challenge organizer and he has shared alt-text for the remaining weeks. You'll start seeing the alt-text of the visualizations starting next week ☺️
Join us next week at our Data Craft Circle. Each month, we work on our analog data projects in a collective space and discuss the intention of aesthetics to cross-stitch patterns to everything in between. RSVP for free on Eventbrite: www.eventbrite.com/e/data-craft...
Hi Jo, you're correct. Apologies for uploading the incorrect image. This is the 2026 image. You can also find the most updated information on Github: github.com/ajstarks/dub...
Apologies everyone. Here is the correct image for the 2026 challenge!
I LOVE presenting at Outlier. It’s such a pleasure to speak directly to the very focused community of data visualization practitioners in the Data Visualization Society audience. It’s always a warm and welcoming environment. Bill Shander. Author, Educator, Information Designer
Bill Shander, a past Outlier speaker, shared that the conference brings together a focused, passionate community of data viz practitioners in an environment that’s warm, organized, and energizing. Apply to speak by Feb 28: www.datavisualizationsociety.org/outlier-spea...
Promotional graphic for a Data Visualization Society event titled “Modern Geo Stack Raster Organization for Web Optimization” happening March 5 at 12 PM ET. Features a map background, location pin icon, and a headshot of Matt Forrest labeled “Modern GIS Educator.”
Speaker bio graphic with a headshot of Matt Forrest. Text explains he is a leading voice in modern geospatial technology and Director of Customer Education and Product Led Growth at Whereobots, helping organizations adopt scalable cloud native spatial data engineering practices. Notes his mission to help spatial practitioners build next generation skills and careers.
Informational graphic about the DVS Geospatial Group. Text invites data visualization practitioners to connect and collaborate, notes the event is free and open to the public, and provides instructions to follow the group on LinkedIn, join the DVS Slack topic mapping channel, become a DVS member, and follow Matt Forrest online.
🚀 Don’t miss leading geospatial expert & YouTuber Matt Forrest bringing the Modern Geo-Stack to the Data Visualization Society Geospatial Interest Group!
🗓 March 5, 12 PM ET
🌍 Free virtual event — sign up: www.eventbrite.com/e/modern-geo...
🔗 Follow Matt: forrest.nyc, youtube.com/@MattForrest
Outlier is one of the few conferences that truly stands out. The quality of speakers and attendees, thoughtful curation, intimacy, and warmth make it a must-attend. If you can attend or speak, do it. You won’t regret it. Steve Wexler. Chief Chart Looker-atter at Data Revelations
Steve Wexler, a past Outlier speaker, highlights the conference as a standout with its thoughtful curation and quality of speakers. Join Outlier 2026 as a speaker to share your experiences. Applications open through Feb 28: www.datavisualizationsociety.org/outlier-spea...
Today is Week 3 of the #DuBoisChallenge2026!
Go to github.com/ajstarks/dub... to re-create the viz in this week’s folder. Share your work on social media with #DuBoisChallenge2026.
Don’t forget to share it in the DVS Slack for a chance to win prizes!
Speaking at Outlier for the first time was an incredible experience. Although I am not a native English speaker, the audience listened intently and engaged deeply with my ideas. The vibe is truly that of a welcoming and inclusive community. - Tatsuo Sugimoto. Associate Professor at Tokyo Metropolitan University.
At the Outlier Conference, every voice is heard and every perspective matters. @sugimototatsuo.com shared how welcoming and inclusive the community felt, even as a first‑time speaker and non‑native English speaker. Apply to speak by Feb 28: www.datavisualizationsociety.org/outlier-spea...
Graphic with striped background promoting a virtual Data Craft Circle on March 1 at 11am UTC to gather folks working on analog data experiences.
Join us on March 1 at 4pm UTC for our next Data Craft Circle, gathering folx working on analog data experiences! Our theme for March is "Memory," inspired by an attendee's question at our last event. RSVP for free on Eventbrite: www.eventbrite.com/e/data-craft...
Put yourself out there at Outlier as our 2026 speaker—you can join us virtually or present a recording.
Bonus: you also get to take fun pictures with other awesome #dataviz enthusiasts!
Apply by February 28: www.datavisualizationsociety.org/outlier-spea...
📊 Behind every data visualization lies a hidden architecture of structural decisions that the viewer may never see.
Isobel Parkes explores parallels between the restoration of a Renaissance piece and the digital carpentry required to build documents with D3.js.
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Today is Week 2 of the #DuBoisChallenge2026!
Go to github.com/ajstarks/dub... to re-create the viz in this week’s folder. Share your work on social media with #DuBoisChallenge2026.
Don’t forget to share it in the DVS Slack for a chance to win prizes!
Poster for DVS Love Data Week workshop: Data Prep + Viz. Happening February 14, 2026, 11 AM–1 PM EST. All experience levels welcome. Participants can follow along using MS Excel, PowerPoint, and Tableau Public.
Celebrate Love Data Week with a hands-on data visualization workshop led by Jennifer Roscoe.
Follow along in Excel, PowerPoint, and Tableau Public.
📅 Feb 14 at 11 AM EST — Sign up here: www.eventbrite.com/e/dvs-love-d...
Have an idea, process, discovery, or perspective you want to share about data viz? Talk all about it on stage as our #Outlier2026 speaker.
Applications close February 28. Apply now: www.datavisualizationsociety.org/outlier-spea...
Poster for DVS Love Data Week workshop: Data Prep + Viz. Happening February 14, 2026, 11 AM–1 PM EST. All experience levels welcome. Participants can follow along using MS Excel, PowerPoint, and Tableau Public.
Celebrate Love Data Week with a hands-on data visualization workshop led by Jennifer Roscoe.
Follow along in Excel, PowerPoint, and Tableau Public.
📅 Feb 14 at 11 AM EST — Sign up here: www.eventbrite.com/e/dvs-love-d...
It's Week 1 of the #DuBoisChallenge2026!
Go to github.com/ajstarks/dub... to re-create the viz in this week’s folder. Share your work on social media with #DuBoisChallenge2026.
Don’t forget to share it in the DVS Slack for a chance to win prizes!
Welcome to #DuboisChallenge2026 where the #dataviz community is encouraged to re-create visuals from the Paris Expo of 1900. This years theme is "Maps". This thread will introduce each image (see: github.com/ajstarks/dub...)
Advance your #dataviz skills by joining the weekly 2026 Du Bois Visualization Challenge. Starting today, re-create visualizations from the 1900 Paris Exposition using modern tools. More details: github.com/ajstarks/dub....
Poster from the Data Visualization Society inviting volunteers to help drive DVS forward. The poster highlights opportunities in data visualization, strategy and growth, and data and insights, with a flexible commitment of approximately 2–3 hours per week.
Love turning insight into action? 📊
Join DVS and help guide decisions through data visualization, analysis, and strategy.
⏱ 2–3 hrs/week
👉 Apply here: forms.gle/qb36wo6Xvpfy...
#Outlier2026 speaker applications are now open! Apply by February 28 for a chance to speak in front of a global audience of data visualizers. Apply now: www.datavisualizationsociety.org/outlier-spea...
Promotional graphic for Nightingale, the Journal of the Data Visualization Society, announcing a magazine sale. The text "MAGAZINE SALE" is in bold blue letters, followed by a dark blue button that says "SAVE 20%." Below, it notes the offer is valid through February 14 and lists the code: SAVE20. The background features a "torn paper" effect in the center, revealing colorful print issues of Nightingale magazine scattered at the top and bottom. The shop URL is not pictured.
We’re clearing out our warehouse inventory and everything must go! Get 20% OFF all print issues of Nightingale through February 14.
⚠️ Important: We do not plan on reprinting these issues. Once they’re gone, they are gone for good.
🎟️ Code: SAVE20 🛒 Shop here: shop.datavisualizationsociety.org
Become a mentor and form lasting connections. Here’s what a previous mentor had to say about the Mentorship Program: “I love being a mentor with DVS because it gives me the chance to connect with people from all kinds of fields and backgrounds who share a passion for data visualization and storytelling. We trade tips, share “how-tos,” and end up learning so much from one another. Honestly, what could be better?" Testimonial by mentor Luciana. At the top is an illustration of a woman who is smiling. At the bottom is the logo of the Data Visualization Society.
Make a positive impact as a #dataviz mentor in our Mentorship Program. 40% of our mentors return for another cohort. We’re still accepting mentor applications for the October - December cohort: www.datavisualizationsociety.org/mentorship
We’re looking for a Community Engagement Director to join DVS! Play an active role in leading and nurturing inclusive communities, helping members connect and thrive across DVS’s global network. Apply here: forms.gle/eN313FfZCvMH...
Geospatial Interest Group: A global community of GIS professional analysts, scientists, artists, and storytellers dedicated to bridging the gap between technical topology and the human narrative. Storytelling with Maps with Ryan DeLine
🌍 The DVS Geospatial Group is kicking off a new series of online meetings for GIS analysts, scientists, artists and storytellers. Follow their LinkedIn page to keep up with their events: www.linkedin.com/showcase/dat...
🎉 We’ve received 709 responses to the 2025 SOTI Survey so far! Take the survey if you create #dataviz in any capacity (hobby, work, school, art), and help us spread the word: www.surveyhero.com/c/soti2025-b...
