Top 3 Visualizations, Iron Viz: Student Edition 2024

Learn about the top 3 visualizations, winners, and judging for Iron Viz: Student Edition 2024 —Tableau’s annual data visualization competition just for students.

Since 2019, Tableau has hosted a data visualization competition exclusively for students: Iron Viz: Student Edition. This competition allows students to practice their Tableau skills and meet members of the Tableau Community before jumping into the larger Iron Viz competition. The winners then go onto the big stage at Tableau Conference’s Iron Viz and experience an event unlike any other.

The 2024 Iron Viz: Student Edition competition results are in. This year’s theme is movies. In collaboration with Data + Movies, students were challenged to viz their favorite movies and cast members, from Oppenheimer to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. This theme got the cameras rolling for many, inspiring 66 entrants from 8 countries around the world.

How is Iron Viz: Student Edition judged?

The judging panel—which is made up of Tableau Ambassadors, Visionaries, and former Iron Viz winners—reviews the submissions, doing the difficult task of selecting the winners, using the following criteria to score all entries:

• Beauty & Design: How appropriate is the design for the story being told?
• Storytelling: Is a clear story being told or a question being explored, and is there appropriate context?
• Analytical Depth: How sophisticated and appropriate is the data that is being used for the story?
• Visualization Best Practices: Are insights being portrayed using appropriate layout, charts, and interactivity features?

Thank you to our community judges for dedicating their time and expertise: Christina Gorga, CJ Mayes, Diego Parker, Felicia Styer, Jack Hineman, Kayla Swain, Mo Wootten, Prasann Prem, Rohit Prasad, Roshni Gohil, Sarah Bartlett, Tore Levinsen, and Will Sutton.

2024 Iron Viz: Student Edition Winners

Congratulations to the top three visualizations of the 2024 Student Iron Viz competition. They used unique chart types to get their point across in fun and creative ways while also making insightful comparisons in the process. Dive into the worlds of Studio Ghibli, Spider-Man, and Black Panther with the following visualizations.

Studio Ghibli: Global Force in Animation

Jane Kamata
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science & Business Administration (Business Analytics)
Northeastern University

Data+Movie: Into the Spider-Verse

Xinran Peng
Master of Science in Informatics (Human Computer Interaction/Design)
Indiana University of Bloomington

Data+Movies: Black Panther

Nkosi Mngomezulu
Master of Science in Data Science
University of St. Thomas