In this episode of Secrets of the Viz, Brian shares about his Iron Viz performance, focusing on how he built and presented a story in just a few minutes. Brian shares how he found the narrative by exploring a books dataset, noticing that classics could be massively reviewed yet lower rated while fantasy franchises were both highly reviewed and highly rated. They break down his signature left-nav, right-story layout and his step-by-step, one-sheet navigation approach, where each “step” reveals hidden elements. Brian explains how most of the work happened in Tableau Prep through heavy scaffolding and data densification, enabling a clean Tableau build with only a few map layers and smoother animations. He also discusses mark types that animate well, why polygons don’t, and why storytelling and cutting content for a 3–4 minute presentation was the hardest part.

https://public.tableau.com/app/profile/brian.moore7221/viz/HogwartsOverHemingwayIronViz2026/HogwartsOverHemingway

00:29 - Meet Brian

00:52 - Finding the Book Story

02:08 - Signature Layout Style

03:43 - One Sheet Navigation

04:10 - Scaffolding With Prep

07:20 - Rebuilding the Flow

09:19 - Smoother Animations

10:28 - Map Layers Magic

11:49 - Limits and Wish List

12:36 - Hardest Part Storytelling

15:29 - Practice and One Sheet Tip

16:40 - Smoke and Mirrors Wrap

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