Author: Mark Bradbourne

It was the best of times… until Friday, when everyone was gone, then it was the worst of times. #Data17, the Tableau User Conference has come and gone and I’m left with an inspired mind, a full heart and a thankful soul. Seems like a bit much, but sitting in  the Las Vegas airport reflecting […]

I love Cleveland… when I do vizzes in the greater Tableau Community, if I can focus on Cleveland I do. So when the Home Town Throw Down came up for Tableau User Group Leaders I was really excited! Cleveland has so much to offer, but it seems like the bad stuff that happened in the […]

I’ve aways been in awe of the IronViz competitors for their level of skill and sense of style. I always wanted to submit and entry to a feeder contest, but always felt like my skills were lacking because since 2011 I’ve only done “corporate” work and never pushed the art and creative side. Since really […]

Today at work I was asked how I approach a data set I am unfamiliar with, and honestly 8 months ago I’d have a very different answer than I do today. #MakeOverMonday has really helps my approach to data analysis and much as it has raised my level of Tableau output. Each week, getting a […]

Recently I started working on an expansive dashboard project and was looking for a flexible way to manage the project. At work, we are using Trello to manage our Agile process and I thought that I would try and marry the two. I believe I’m on to something, so I thought I would share and […]

I was struggling with color palettes recently so I decided to put together a large Preferences.tps file to give me a ton of palettes to play with… so I thought I’d share. Preferences.tps