# visual storytelling (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 5 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover visual storytelling. Page: Feed: --- ## [Procreate workshop: scanned textures for more traditional look (textures included!)](https://milenamilak.substack.com/p/procreate-workshop-scanned-textures) _2026-08-21 · Milena Milak · Artist in Progress Club by Milena Milak_ Hi Friend! ## [Ghostember...?](https://milenamilak.substack.com/p/ghostember) _2026-08-19 · Milena Milak · Artist in Progress Club by Milena Milak_ Hi Substack friend, ## [When life calls for causal analysis](https://www.junkcharts.com/when-life-calls-for-causal-analysis/) _2026-08-19 · Kaiser Fung · Junk Charts_ Important issue facing a modern way of earning a living ## [Live Procreate workshop this Thursday August 20th (+ registration link)](https://milenamilak.substack.com/p/live-procreate-workshop-this-thursday-377) _2026-08-18 · Milena Milak · Artist in Progress Club by Milena Milak_ Hi Friend! ## [Sketchbook session replay | August (notes + references)](https://milenamilak.substack.com/p/sketchbook-session-replay-august) _2026-08-17 · Milena Milak · Artist in Progress Club by Milena Milak_ Hi Friend! ## [Fun with AI](https://www.junkcharts.com/fun-with-ai/) _2026-08-14 · Kaiser Fung · Junk Charts_ Dario debates Altman ## [Why Attorneys Should Not Run Their Own Trial Technology](https://persuadius.com/blog/why-attorneys-should-not-run-their-own-trial-technology) _2026-08-13 · ken@persuadius.com (Kenneth J. Lopez, J.D.) · The Litigation Consulting Report_ There is a particular moment in trial that I have seen far too many times. A lawyer is standing in front of the jury. The lawyer is prepared. The question is good. The witness has just given exactly the answer everyone hoped for. Now the lawyer wants Exhibit 237 on the screen. And suddenly the trial stops. The lawyer turns toward the laptop. Clicks something. Nothing happens. Clicks again. The… ## [Pencil play! Live sketchbook workshop this Thursday August 13th (+ registration link)](https://milenamilak.substack.com/p/pencil-play-live-sketchbook-workshop) _2026-08-11 · Milena Milak · Artist in Progress Club by Milena Milak_ Hi Friend! ## [Heard at JSM](https://www.junkcharts.com/heard-at-jsm/) _2026-08-05 · Kaiser Fung · Junk Charts_ On dropping missing data ## [Yet another way to order pie slices](https://www.junkcharts.com/yet-another-way-to-order-pie-slices/) _2026-08-04 · Kaiser Fung · Junk Charts_ Helium consumption visualized ## [Meet Claude, an AI assistant (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/YN3kGkQYyuLm) _2026-08-04 · **Sponsored**_ Chat with Claude at claude.ai — a conversational AI assistant. ## [Club Bulletin: What's happening in August](https://milenamilak.substack.com/p/club-bulletin-whats-happening-in) _2026-08-04 · Milena Milak · Artist in Progress Club by Milena Milak_ Hello August! ## [The Case of the Thieving Raccoon](https://milenamilak.substack.com/p/the-case-of-the-thieving-raccoon) _2026-07-28 · Milena Milak · Artist in Progress Club by Milena Milak_ (+ tips on visual storytelling, harmonious colors and so much more...) ## [Slow thinking required](https://www.junkcharts.com/slow-thinking-required/) _2026-07-27 · Kaiser Fung · Junk Charts_ What is a false positive? ## [Cinematic Composition Workshop: Wild Robot](https://milenamilak.substack.com/p/cinematic-composition-workshop-wild) _2026-07-27 · Milena Milak · Artist in Progress Club by Milena Milak_ Here’s the replay from our Cinematic Composition Workshop where we analyze a move still to learn more about composition and visual storytelling. ## [Don't believe your eyes](https://www.junkcharts.com/dont-believe-your-eyes/) _2026-07-24 · Kaiser Fung · Junk Charts_ The truth according to FIFA ## [Why Lawyers Should Stop Designing Their Own PowerPoint Slides](https://persuadius.com/blog/why-lawyers-should-stop-designing-their-own-powerpoint-slides) _2026-07-24 · ken@persuadius.com (Kenneth J. Lopez, J.D.) · The Litigation Consulting Report_ The billable hour is expensive. So why are so many litigators spending it doing graphic design? ## [Procreate Workshop: quick and loose color studies](https://milenamilak.substack.com/p/procreate-workshop-quick-and-loose) _2026-07-22 · Milena Milak · Artist in Progress Club by Milena Milak_ + tips on brushes, layers, and color theory ## [Recent AI use cases](https://www.junkcharts.com/recent-ai-use-cases/) _2026-07-21 · Kaiser Fung · Junk Charts_ Current efficiency and future worry ## [⭐ Reminder: Composition Workshop this Thursday. Please register via Luma link!](https://milenamilak.substack.com/p/reminder-composition-workshop-this) _2026-07-21 · Milena Milak · Artist in Progress Club by Milena Milak_ Hi Friend, ## [Drowning in colors](https://www.junkcharts.com/drowning-in-colors/) _2026-07-14 · Kaiser Fung · Junk Charts_ These colors are both empowering and limiting ## [Make any domain metal (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/l0ow08NMiV3I) _2026-07-14 · **Sponsored**_ Turn any domain into a blacked-out metal landing page with an email waitlist ## [Live Procreate workshop this Thursday July 16th (+ registration link)](https://milenamilak.substack.com/p/live-procreate-workshop-this-thursday) _2026-07-14 · Milena Milak · Artist in Progress Club by Milena Milak_ Hi Friend! ## [It's all there, even if you can't see it](https://www.junkcharts.com/its-all-there-even-if-you-cant-see-it/) _2026-07-07 · Kaiser Fung · Junk Charts_ Delivering messages in data visualization ## [Why Bullet Points Are Killing Your Persuasion: Lessons from Our Conversation with Perkins Coie](https://persuadius.com/blog/why-bullet-points-are-killing-your-persuasion-lessons-from-our-conversation-with-perkins-coie) _2026-06-30 · ken@persuadius.com (Kenneth J. Lopez, J.D.) · The Litigation Consulting Report_ The Perkins Coie Podcast Series: Bullet Points Are Killing Your Persuasion This article is part 5 of our continuing series (parts 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , and 5 are here) highlighting our conversation on the Persuasion Occasion podcast with Perkins Coie. In earlier installments, we discussed why fear often persuades more effectively than logic, how simplifying your opening statement strengthens your case,… ## [Key decisions when making heatmaps](https://www.junkcharts.com/key-decisions-when-making-heatmaps/) _2026-06-29 · Kaiser Fung · Junk Charts_ Further comments on the curtailment charts ## [Hypnotized by seasonlity](https://www.junkcharts.com/hypnotized-by-seasonlity/) _2026-06-24 · Kaiser Fung · Junk Charts_ But the interesting thing is not here ## [Making sense of long data sequences](https://www.junkcharts.com/making-sense-of-long-data-sequences/) _2026-06-22 · Kaiser Fung · Junk Charts_ Visualizing football tactics ## [The souls in the frame](https://photographicprocess.substack.com/p/the-souls-in-the-frame) _2026-06-20 · Mitchell Kanashkevich · The Photographic Process_ How an unexpected comment transformed the way I see photography. ## [The greatest nations on earth](https://www.junkcharts.com/the-greatest-nations-on-earth/) _2026-06-18 · Kaiser Fung · Junk Charts_ How you compare to others ## [Confirmation bias on display](https://www.junkcharts.com/confirmation-bias-on-display/) _2026-06-13 · Kaiser Fung · Junk Charts_ Choose one of the above ## [Know your data 49: the risk of story-telling with data](https://www.junkcharts.com/know-your-data-49-the-risk-of-story-telling-with-data/) _2026-06-11 · Kaiser Fung · Junk Charts_ What we learn from another case of mistaken identity ## [Home of the Agentic Pull Request (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/qXpmXFA0H2hP) _2026-06-11 · **Sponsored**_ CLI-first, TUI-ready toolkits and a moshscript installer — join the waitlist ## [The PowerPoint Slide That Made Everyone Stop and Think](https://persuadius.com/blog/the-powerpoint-slide-that-made-everyone-stop-and-think) _2026-06-10 · ken@persuadius.com (Kenneth J. Lopez, J.D.) · The Litigation Consulting Report_ Part 4 of the Persuasion Occasion podcast series with Perkins Coie (see parts 1 , 2 , 3 , and the full podcast on Spotify ) Trial consultants love stories. Unfortunately, facts occasionally insist on participating. One of my favorite persuasion lessons comes from an antitrust matter involving the proposed merger of two of the largest airlines at the time. The case never produced quite the… ## [Rearranging deck chairs](https://www.junkcharts.com/rearranging-deck-chairs/) _2026-06-04 · Kaiser Fung · Junk Charts_ A recipe for improving data visualization ## [The beef on beef](https://www.junkcharts.com/the-beef-on-beef/) _2026-05-29 · Kaiser Fung · Junk Charts_ Another chart of prices ## [With editing power comes responsibility](https://www.junkcharts.com/with-editing-power-comes-responsibility/) _2026-05-26 · Kaiser Fung · Junk Charts_ Using and abusing ## [Some good bars](https://www.junkcharts.com/some-good-bars/) _2026-05-20 · Kaiser Fung · Junk Charts_ Efficient and effective ## [When lenses actually matter](https://photographicprocess.substack.com/p/when-lenses-actually-matter) _2026-05-20 · Mitchell Kanashkevich · The Photographic Process_ 80 to 90% of photos can be made with one or two lenses. This article is about the other 10. ## [Updating the unemployment chart](https://www.junkcharts.com/updating-the-unemployment-chart/) _2026-05-18 · Kaiser Fung · Junk Charts_ How is the U.S. labor market doing in 2026? ## [Only part of me wishes AI never existed](https://photographicprocess.substack.com/p/only-part-of-me-wishes-ai-never-existed) _2026-05-12 · Mitchell Kanashkevich · The Photographic Process_ Part of me wishes AI never existed. Another part of me can’t stop being fascinated by it. ## [The Simplest Storytelling Trick for Persuasion Might Have Come from South Park](https://persuadius.com/blog/the-simplist-of-storytelling-tricks-for-persuasion) _2026-05-11 · ken@persuadius.com (Kenneth J. Lopez, J.D.) · The Litigation Consulting Report_ I’ve been hesitant to share this method for a long time because I was afraid my smart readership wouldn’t take it seriously. As I’ve gotten older, though, I’ve come to appreciate really simple tests that explain a lot. Some of these simple tests might sound strange, but they’re useful rules I can actually live by. If my clothes don't fit, the dry cleaner did not shrink them. The best measure of my… ## [MTA is waking up](https://www.junkcharts.com/mta-is-waking-up/) _2026-05-08 · Kaiser Fung · Junk Charts_ Has the consultant apologized yet? ## [The climate chart that sparks a count v ratio debate](https://www.junkcharts.com/the-climate-chart-that-sparks-a-count-v-ratio-debate/) _2026-05-05 · Kaiser Fung · Junk Charts_ Also the null hypothesis ## [The real reason your photos are bad at the start (and why that’s a good thing)](https://photographicprocess.substack.com/p/the-real-reason-your-photos-are-bad) _2026-05-04 · Mitchell Kanashkevich · The Photographic Process_ The moment you almost gave up is usually the one right before everything starts to click. ## [The Visual Cues Playbook](https://photographicprocess.substack.com/p/the-visual-cues-playbook) _2026-05-01 · The Photographic Process_ Get familiar with the simple but powerful concept of visual cues in just a few minutes. ## [Pushing U.S. leftward, in a way](https://www.junkcharts.com/pushing-u-s-leftward-in-a-way/) _2026-04-28 · Kaiser Fung · Junk Charts_ A simple edit ## [The legal status of AI chats and Google docs](https://www.junkcharts.com/the-legal-status-of-ai-chats-and-google-docs/) _2026-04-24 · Kaiser Fung · Junk Charts_ Do you think they are private? ## [Maps of Top X](https://www.junkcharts.com/maps-of-top-x/) _2026-04-22 · Kaiser Fung · Junk Charts_ Exploring a popular way of making maps ## [Notes on Webby nominees](https://www.junkcharts.com/notes-on-webby-nominees/) _2026-04-15 · Kaiser Fung · Junk Charts_ Which data visualization project is best of the year? ## [Know your data 48: selling faces](https://www.junkcharts.com/know-your-data-48-selling-faces/) _2026-04-09 · Kaiser Fung · Junk Charts_ The FTC does not have our backs, that much is clear ## [The paradox of circles](https://www.junkcharts.com/the-paradox-of-circles/) _2026-04-08 · Kaiser Fung · Junk Charts_ You can't have it both ways, no you can't ## [Why photographing strangers feels so hard (and how to fix it)](https://photographicprocess.substack.com/p/why-photographing-strangers-feels) _2026-04-07 · Mitchell Kanashkevich · The Photographic Process_ The biggest mistake in photographing strangers quietly kills your confidence. Almost everyone makes it.