DataFam Roundup: January 1–5, 2024

A weekly blog that brings together what’s trending in the Tableau Community all in one post.
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Welcome! Dig into this week's DataFam Roundup—a weekly blog that brings together community content all in one post. As always, we invite you to send us your content—and the DataFam content from your peers that have inspired you! Find the content submission form here. 

Community Highlight

To recognize new and consistent Tableau contributors—we’re excited to have a section within the weekly DataFam Roundup called the Tableau Community Highlight. Find out how to get involved. 

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Jacob Rothemund, Data Visualization Specialist at Datacom
Sydney, Australia

Jacob Rothemund is a Data Visualization Specialist at Datacom. He is involved in many areas of the Tableau Community: staying active on the Tableau Forums, participating in Community Projects such as Workout Wednesday, participating in Tableau User Groups, publishing content on Tableau Public and sharing tips and tricks on X and Linkedin. 

Early in his Tableau journey, Jacob attributes a lot of his learning to trial and error and online tutorials but joining Tableau User Groups, and leveraging content on social media, blogs, and Tableau Public helped him increase his knowledge level exponentially in a short period of time. 

One of Jacob’s focuses now is sharing his knowledge on X and Linkedin. He finds that this is an easy way to contribute tips and ideas and build connections. Jacob also engages on the Tableau subreddit by answering questions and interacting with the community there. Most recently, he also presented to the Tableau Community at Vizit Sydney. 

Connect with Jacob on Linkedin, X, and Tableau Public. 

DataFam content 

Dive into content created by the Tableau Community: 

Serena Purslow, The Data School: From Data to Design: The Process of Building a Dashboard

Team Tableau

Upcoming events and community participation

  • Apply or Nominate to Become a 2024 Tableau Visionary by 11:59 PM (PT), Thursday, January 11, 2024.

  • Lights, Camera, Action: Tableau and IMDb Launch Data Visualization Campaign for Movie Lovers 

  • 2024 Iron Viz Qualifiers: Top 10 Results January 17, 2024, 9:00 AM (PT) Virtual Event - Find out the top 10 Tableau Public visualizations, including the 3 finalists selected to compete in the 2024 Iron Viz Championship.

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  • Demystifying the way to learn Data Visualization! Are you looking for a way to learn Data Visualization and feeling lost? We all have been there and I am going to help you understand the fundamentals and look for a way to learn data visualization.

  • Viz Collab: Hello everyone! I’m excited to be opening #VizCollab back up for another round of matches! In the last year I matched around 40 people for some amazing vizzes, including Viz of the Days and a viz that was featured in a local publication. So if you want to find a collaboration partner sign up.
     

Vizzes

Adrian Zinovei: Top 20 Business Expert Tricks

See the latest Viz of the Day, trending vizzes, featured authors, and more on Tableau Public.

Check out some inspirational vizzes created by the community:

Community Projects

Back 2 Viz Basics 

A bi-weekly project helping those who are newer in the community and just starting out with Tableau. Not limited just to newbies!
Web: Back 2 Viz Basics
Twitter: #B2VB
Week 1: Build a Line Chart

 

Workout Wednesday

Build your skills with a weekly challenge to re-create an interactive data visualization. 
Web: Workout Wednesday
Twitter: #WOW2022
Week 1: Can you compare salaries to the median?

 

Preppin' Data

A weekly challenge to help you learn to prepare data and use Tableau Prep. 
Web: Preppin’ Data
Twitter: #PreppinData
Week 1: Can you compare salaries to the median?

 

DataFam Con 

A monthly challenge covering pop culture and fandoms. 
Web: DataFam Con
Twitter: #DataFamCon
January 2024: Award-Winning Pictures

 

EduVizzers 

A monthly project connecting real education data with real people.
Web: Eduvizzers
December 2024: The State of School Feeding Worldwide

 

Games Night Viz 

A monthly project focusing on using data from your favorite games.
Web: Games Nights Viz
Twitter: #GamesNightViz
November 2023: Disney's Stacked Bar

 

Iron Quest

Practice data sourcing, preparation, and visualization skills in a themed monthly challenge. 
Web: Iron Quest
Twitter: #IronQuest
White Space

 

Storytelling with Data

Practice data visualization and storytelling skills by participating in monthly challenges and exercises. 
Web: Storytelling with Data
Twitter: #SWDChallenge
January 2024: upskill with UpSets

 

Project Health Viz

Uncover new stories by visualizing healthcare data sets provided each month. 
Web: Project Health Viz
Twitter: #ProjectHealthViz
October 2023: Customizing Shapes with Opacity in Tableau

 

Diversity in Data

An initiative centered around diversity, equity & awareness by visualizing provided datasets each month. 
Web: Diversity in Data
Twitter: #DiversityinData
November 2023: Disney Demographics

 

Sports Viz Sunday

Create and share data visualizations using rich, sports-themed data sets in a monthly challenge. 
Web: Sports Viz Sunday
Twitter: #SportsVizSunday

 

Viz for Social Good

Volunteer to design data visualizations that help nonprofits harness the power of data for social change.
Web: Viz for Social Good
Twitter: #VizforSocialGood

 

Real World Fake Data

Create business dashboards using provided data sets for various industries and departments.
Web: Real World Fake Data
Twitter: #RWFD
Session 6: HR Cross-Function Mobility

 

Makeover Monday

Create business dashboards using provided data sets for various industries and departments.
Web: Makeover Monday
Twitter: #MakeoverMonday

 

Data Plus Music 

A monthly project visualizing the data behind the music we love!
Web: Data Plus Music
Twitter: #DataPlusMusic

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