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    <journal-meta>
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        <publisher-name>Authorea</publisher-name>
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      <article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.15200/winn.150703.38664</article-id>
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        <article-title>Hi! I&amp;#x2019;m Nadieh Bremer, a freelancing dataviz designer (under Visual
Cinnamon), focusing on the more &amp;#x201C;creative&amp;#x201D; side of visualization &amp;amp;
one half of the dataviz collab &amp;#x201C;data sketches&amp;#x201D;. Ask Me Anything!</article-title>
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      <contrib-group>
        <contrib contrib-type="author" corresp="yes">
          <name>
            <surname>nbremer</surname>
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          </name>
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        <contrib contrib-type="author" corresp="no">
          <name>
            <surname>AMAs</surname>
            <given-names>r/Science</given-names>
          </name>
        </contrib>
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      <pub-date date-type="preprint" publication-format="electronic">
        <day>17</day>
        <month>4</month>
        <year>2023</year>
      </pub-date>
      <self-uri xlink:href="https://doi.org/10.15200/winn.150703.38664">This preprint is available at https://doi.org/10.15200/winn.150703.38664</self-uri>
      <abstract abstract-type="abstract">
        <p>Hi fellow dataviz enthusiasts! My name is Nadieh Bremer and these days I
freelance as a data visualization designer, under the name of Visual
Cinnamon. Since July of 2016 I’ve been doing a personal collaboration
with Shirley Wu called data sketches, creating an elaborate
visualization ±each month, during which I created works about the words
spoken in the LotR movies, all Olympic gold medal winners, the fights in
Dragon Ball Z, a “breathing” Earth and more. In 2011 I graduated as an
Astronomer (still very much drawn towards the subject, either in data
such as in this exoplanet visual and HR-diagram, or in design elements,
such as in Royal Constellations). I then became a Data Scientist for
Deloitte Consulting where I gradually discovered my passion for the
visualization of data (and Self-Organizing Maps), making complex things
accesible to non-experts. From December 2014 I finally decided to go
heads-on into data visualization, and started freelancing in 2017. I
find myself focusing on making non-standard visualizations that convey a
lot of information, so people can also find their own stories beyond the
general point the visual wants to make, while also being visually
appealing to draw people in. But I also like to experiment with web
techniques that haven’t quite found their way into dataviz, such as the
gooey effect and other experiments And finally, I enjoy diving into the
world of data-art every now and then with works such as The art in pi &amp;
Marble butterflies I’ll be back at 18:00 CET / 9:00am PST to answer your
questions (proof that it’s me)! Update: Here now and answering
questions! Update: And done! All questions answered, thanks for tuning
in, hope some of the answers were helpful</p>
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