Where will the next great data viz come from?
What is Iron Viz?
Iron Viz—the world’s largest virtual data visualization competition—ignites and showcases the power of the Tableau Community, giving you the opportunity to interact with data rockstars worldwide. Three finalists will advance to the 2021 Iron Viz Championship on November 10.
Watch2021 Iron Viz Finalists Have Been Announced!
Congratulations to our viz-tastic finalists. You can watch a recap of the Tableau Community Iron Viz Top 10 Finalist Announcement hosted by Andy Cotgreave and Keshia Rose here. They were joined by guest judge & Zen Master, Tim Ngwena who shared some insights about themes, trends, judging criteria, and more.
You can also learn more about the Top 10 and who was chosen to compete in the Iron Viz Championship by visiting our 2021 Data+Joy Iron Viz Results blog post.
Be sure to save the date and tune in to the Iron Viz Championship at Tableau Conference 2021.
2021 Iron Viz Finalist: Sam Parsons
Interact with Sam's brilliant viz on "Rivers of Time" -- a graphic visualization on the study of various components of time in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The visualization will help you learn how all 23 MCU movies intertwine and link together from a unique viewpoint.
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2021 Iron Viz Finalist: Pradeep Kumar
View Pradeep's wonderful visualization titled "The Show That Brings me Joy. Avatar: The Last Airbender." This viz shares his experiences about his favorite elements of the Avatar series and why he loves them.
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2021 Iron Viz Finalist: Lisa Trescott
Dive into Lisa's engaging visualization titled, "Rupaul's Drag Race: An analysis of lip syncs." She rewatched all of RuPaul's Drag Race LSFYL to explore trends, the queens and the music that makes these performances her favorite part of the show.
Read MorePerhaps it was the fact that this was a formal competition or that I spent more time than previous visualizations, but something about this contest allowed me to really up my game. So, while none of them won, I learned so much in creating them, taking a big leap forward in my development, so it was well worth it.
Watch the 2020 Iron Viz
While we wait for the 2021 Iron Viz to take place, relive all of the excitement from the world's largest data visualization contest from 2020. The "environment" category produced some incredible data visualizations from our talented community members.
Watch Iron Viz 2020Iron Viz 2021
| Date | Name | Announcements | Prizes | |
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| June 2nd, 2021 - July 2nd, 2021 |
Iron Viz Qualifier* |
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| November 9-11, 2021 |
Iron Viz Championship |
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2020 Champion
Tableau Conference
2019 Champions
Tableau Conference
Tableau Conference Europe
Contest Resources
| Content Type | Name | |
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| BLOG POST |
First time Iron Viz participants share their experience |
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| BLOG POST |
7 resources to kickstart your Iron Viz entry |
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| BLOG POST |
Create a compelling Iron Viz entry in ten steps |
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| VIDEO |
If Data Could Talk with Iron Viz Champion, Christian Felix |
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| BLOG POST |
How to find the best sources for free, public data sets |
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| ON-DEMAND WEBINAR |
How to create a winning viz |
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| KNOWLEDGE BASE |
How to save vizzes on Tableau Public |
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| VIDEO |
Storytelling with data |
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