Something I love about data visualization is being part of its vibrant and passionate community. Over the years I've gotten involved in numerous initiatives that allowed me to contribute and foster this community by creating platforms to debate ideas in this exciting field of design. Here are some of the ways I'm keeping busy, aside from my design practice:

My design process
At the core of each data design project, there's a need to communicate clearly and effectively a message. This is why the foundation of my process is a simple road map that takes me and my team through a journey, from concepts to the finished outcome.

The first step of this journey is translated into a discovery phase, where concepts and ideas are shared in rough forms, to identify potential routes for visualizing the data. Once feedback is collected ideas are refined into more schematic prototypes and then turned into designs, whether for an interactive platform, print, or other formats.

Teaching how to design with data
I regularly run workshops for businesses, organisations and universities, to explore the fundamentals of data visualization and share ways to improve your presentation skills using data visualisation techniques. I have been teaching at Ravensbourne College and LCC (UK), as well as ArtEZ University of the Arts (Netherlands). Do get in touch if you'd like to discuss a training session within your organisation.