InThe AcademicbyVaryanne Sika·Oct 9Do Data Visualizations Have to Make Sense?Why clarity isn’t the only measure of a good data visualization.A response icon12A response icon12
InQraft QuarterlybyVaryanne Sika·Sep 24Data Physicalization: Why You Should Treat Data Like a Craft MaterialWhat happens when numbers become something we can stitch, weave, mould, and make?A response icon1A response icon1
Varyanne Sika·Sep 15Where To Go When You Need Data Visualization InspirationAnd an update after 20 entries in 100 Days of Data VisualizationA response icon3A response icon3
Varyanne Sika·Sep 11LinkedIn Says an Average Career Is 42 YearsHere are 7 other things that took 42 yearsA response icon3A response icon3
Varyanne Sika·Sep 3What do we do about everything looking the same?Why everything converges and how to make room for difference
InCounter ArtsbyVaryanne Sika·Aug 30The Cure for Sameness: What Monotonous Movie Posters Taught Me About TasteFrom boring movie posters to “Where’s Waldo”: A reflection on creativityA response icon1A response icon1
Varyanne Sika·Aug 28The Country With Zero Days Off and Four Memorable ChartsFive memorable data visualizations that explore American exceptionalism, urban growth, drinking habits, paid time off, and European music.A response icon1A response icon1
Varyanne Sika·Apr 27The 5 Women in Data Visualization Who Shaped How I WorkThe designers and thinkers behind my approach to data and data storytellingA response icon1A response icon1
Varyanne Sika·Jul 278 Times Statistics Told the Truth and Still Misled YouWhy accurate numbers can lead perfectly rational people to the wrong conclusionA response icon5A response icon5
InRock n’ HeavybyVaryanne Sika·May 15What a Decade-Old Hip Hop Chart Taught Me About Data VisualizationOn Matt Daniels’ “The Largest Vocabulary in Hip Hop,” which I keep coming back to.A response icon9A response icon9
Varyanne Sika·May 29What Labubu Teaches Us About CuriosityA brilliant Straits Times visual story on blind boxes and the power of withholding information in scrollytelling.A response icon1A response icon1
Varyanne Sika·Jun 18How Weak Passports Drain the Global SouthHow visa systems move millions from the world’s poorest countries to the richest.A response icon2A response icon2
Varyanne Sika·Jun 25How to Visualize Shameand other concepts that can’t be plotted on charts.A response icon1A response icon1
Varyanne Sika·Feb 13Ten Data Visualizations I LoveAnd a short note on why.A response icon6A response icon6
