Jane ZhangFailing to freelance in data visualizationAfter freelancing in data visualization for a little over a year, I decided to call it quits. I reflect on what went wrong and what you…·28 min read·Jan 24, 2022--1--1
Jane ZhanginUX CollectiveWhy I’m finally learning to drawI’ve hit a roadblock in my dataviz creative process, so I set on a journey to learn how to draw. I embark on this new challenge motivated…·15 min read·May 15, 2021----
Jane ZhanginNightingaleHow Tekken ReInvented My Data Visualization Design ProcessEngaging the community around this fighting game challenged me to rethink my approach to creating data viz·17 min read·Sep 3, 2020--1--1
Jane ZhanginNightingaleHow Self-Employed Data Visualization Designers Make a LivingInterviewing four designers about how they started—and made—their careers in data visualization·19 min read·Mar 31, 2020--6--6
Jane ZhanginBootcampCase study: Redesigning a Korean food menu with data visualizationHow can the ordering experience be improved with data visualization?12 min read·Mar 23, 2020--1--1
Jane ZhanginNightingaleHow I Quit My Full-Time Job To Pursue a Freelance Career in Data VisualizationThe pros and cons: what I’ve learned in the first four months·17 min read·Dec 9, 2019--3--3
Jane ZhanginThe StartupRedefining Travel Guides with Data VisualizationI was planning a trip a couple months ago and struggled to plan it by myself. Trying to work within a budget, I did a lot of research on…·12 min read·Sep 13, 2019----
Jane ZhangUnzipped Toronto: Reviewing the Exhibit’s Information DesignThe Unzipped exhibit by Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) visited Toronto in the fall of 2018. It was a very photogenic exhibit and the pavilion…11 min read·Jan 21, 2019----
Jane ZhanginPrototyprHow IKEA Allows Us to Dream: Reviewing the 2019 IKEA Canada CatalogueDiscretion: the following analysis is my opinion alone. I was not endorsed to write this and it was completely out of appreciation and…9 min read·Dec 18, 2018--3--3
Jane ZhanginSwap LanguageThe Delights and Frustrations of Learning Chinese CharactersHow I Started to Learn Chinese as a Second Generation Canadian8 min read·Sep 14, 2018--1--1
