Category: blog-en

  • Better datefilters in Tableau

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    Datefilters are one of the most common filters on any dashboard. They are needed to see trends, make decisions on the right period, and analyse within the right context. But most of the times these filters are not optimal – so let’s make them better (and prettier)

  • The Radio Top 2000 visualised – edition 2022

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    I visualized the Top 2000 as broadcast by Radio 2 for the 11th time (I believe) in a different way using Tableau.

  • Weather Forecast in Tableau

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    The most talked about topic in the world is probably the weather. And if you want to talk about, you need to know the data 😉 This dashboard show the weather forecast in my location for today and the next 4 days.

  • Moving Skylines of the World

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    Showing the Skylines of cities in Tableau – one by one.

  • Top 2000 visualisation – edition 2020

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    The Top 2000 edition of 2020 isn’t a fancy data visualisation with extensive data-preparation and/or mathematical formulas like last year, but a visualisation with the emphasis on what you can do with relative simple graphical elements. This approach can change the look and feel of a ‘standard’ dashboards significantly Click on the screenshot to view…

  • Top 2000 visualisatie – editie 2020

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    (In Dutch) Voor de editie van 2020 heb ik dit keer niet gekozen voor een extreem fancy datavisualisatie met uitgebreide data-preparatie en/of ingewikkelde wiskundige formules, maar wat meer nadruk gelegd over hoe je met relatief eenvoudige grafische elementen je een dashboard een compleet ander uiterlijk kunt geven dan een ‘standaard’ dashboard.

  • Bohemian Rhapsody: From Top 2000 to jump-chart

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    Watch my presentation of the Top 2000 jumpchart, held on the Virtual User Group meeting on May 27th 2020:

  • Use Python as an Alteryx connector

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    Many people are kind of scared of using programming language. And sure, if you haven’t any experience using these ‘command line’ tools the learning curve may seem steep. And why should you learn a language like Python, if you have a fantastic tool like Alteryx to process your data?

  • Top 2000 van Radio 2 — 2019

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    Ieder jaar maak ik op basis van de laatste Top 2000 lijst van Radio 2 een nieuw (aantal) visualisaties.. De lijst zelf is niet heel erg spannend, dus is het interessant om te zien wat je met de data kunt doen…

  • Top 2000 – 2018

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    In my annual exercise of visualizing the Dutch Top 2000 I made use of a couple new Tableau tricks, like navigation buttons (a lot of work to create the on all dashboards, but well worth it) and transparent sheets: