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Sam Rickards

@shiny--penny.bsky.social

124 followers 145 following 5 posts

Data visualisation specialist at ONS 📈📊 There will be pet pictures 🐶🐹 Very nerd 📚🤓🎮

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Ahmad Barclay @bothness.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Watch out for some exciting charts from the ONS #DataViz team this month as part of the #30DayChartChallenge. I'll try to add them all to this 🧵 1/n

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Sam Rickards @shiny--penny.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

#30daychartchallenge Day 11: Physical Based on Royal Kennel Club registration data from 2016 to 2025, I give you 10 years of the most popular dog breeds in the UK, a crocheted slope chart. We have Year on the X- and popularity ranking on the Y-axis, as well as a handmade legend.

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Ahmad Barclay @bothness.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

Here's a starter pack in case you'd like to follow all of the beautiful nerds responsible for the nifty #charts 📊, #maps 🗺️ and fun interactive #DataVis tools (+ occasional games/quizzes) published by the ONS... And also some #30DayChartChallenge entries this month! go.bsky.app/Cq2r7z6

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Ahmad Barclay @bothness.bsky.social · 24/12/2024

Ever wanted to waste infinity hours doing tile puzzles of every place in the world? Well, now you can with #AnyMapPuzzle You can play for free, forever (literally), at bothness.github.io/anymap

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Patrick Scott @patrickscott.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

We're in the midst of some web and content development work at ONS. The goal is to improve the site for the people who use it. If that's you (or if it could be you) then please have a look at this very early preview and leave your thoughts on the survey that pops up on it. nwp-prototype.ons.gov.uk

nwp-prototype.ons.gov.uk

Office for National Statistics - Prototype home

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Zane Wolf @zanewolf.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

Ready for a holiday challenge that’s more fun than explaining your job? Grab our 📊 Data Viz Holiday Bingo card and see if you can spot all the classic family reactions to what you do for a living. Post your cards and maybe even win bragging rights at the dinner table! @datavizsociety.bsky.social

Dataviz bingo card with squares such as "used a pie on the table as a visual aid" and "so you do computer stuff".

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Hoshino Lina (星乃リナ) 🩵 3D Yuri Wedding prep!!! @lina.yt · 17/11/2024

I swear that's how it works!!! How did you get into programming? ✨ #CyanTechMeme

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Sam Rickards @shiny--penny.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

My favourite lil guy 💖

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