About DataArtisan
A Community, Not a Company.
DataArtisan is an independent, non-profit home for data storytelling, where practitioners and students publish real analytical work under their own name. Everything published here belongs to the person who made it.
Designers have
Dribbble & Behance
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Kaggle
Data storytellers have
DataArtisan
01 · What DataArtisan is
A public portfolio platform for the craft of data storytelling
DataArtisan exists so that analytical work doesn't disappear into private assignments and forgotten notebooks. Members publish data stories, analytics use cases, and journalism-grade narratives built on the LUCID framework, and each member gets a personal, shareable portfolio at their own vanity URL.
It is run as a non-profit community initiative. It is not owned by any company, it does not sell member content, and it carries no advertising. Multiple organisations support it with frameworks, mentorship, briefs, and infrastructure. None of them owns the platform or the work published on it.
02 · Content ownership
You own everything you publish.
Your byline. Your URL. Your portfolio. Forever, including after any programme, bootcamp, or cohort ends.
- You keep full copyright of every article and project you publish
- No supporting company may reuse or republish your work without your written permission
- Your vanity URL stays live after graduation, so you can share it with recruiters anytime
- You can edit, unpublish, or export your work whenever you choose
03 · Who supports DataArtisan
Supported by many. Owned by none.
Supporting organisations contribute to the community in defined, limited roles. Here is exactly what each one does, and what none of them does.
04 · For students
Why programmes grade portfolio work here
Some partner programmes assess students on data stories published to DataArtisan rather than on private submissions. The reasoning is simple: the same effort that earns a grade should also build a public asset the student keeps.
Instead of creating assignments that are reviewed once and forgotten, students produce polished, portfolio-ready data stories that demonstrate their analytical thinking, storytelling ability, and communication skills. Each published story becomes evidence of practical skills that can be shared with recruiters, faculty, and peers.
This approach also encourages students to work on real-world datasets, present meaningful insights, and communicate findings clearly to a broader audience. By the end of the programme, students don't just receive a grade. They leave with a growing portfolio that reflects their progress and can support future internships, higher studies, and career opportunities.
Step 1
You build a use case
A real dataset, a real question, an analysis shaped with the LUCID narrative arc.
Step 2
You publish it here
Under your own byline, on your own vanity URL. Faculty and industry mentors grade the published piece.
Step 3
You keep the asset
Twelve published stories become a portfolio no transcript can match. Share it with any recruiter, anywhere.
05 · Frequently asked questions
Straight answers
Is DataArtisan owned by Anthrena?
No. DataArtisan is an independent, non-profit community. Anthrena is one of several supporting organisations. It aligns its teaching with the LUCID framework and contributes mentors, the way a design school might partner with Behance. It does not own the platform, and it has no rights over member content.
Do my articles feed a company's content or marketing needs?
No. Your work is published on your portfolio, under your byline, for your benefit. No supporting company may reuse, republish, or repurpose your work without your explicit written permission. DataArtisan carries no advertising and sells no content.
Why is my programme assessment tied to publishing here?
So the work you do for a grade also produces something you keep. A private assignment is read once by one examiner; a published data story is a permanent, public demonstration of your skill. Programmes grade published portfolio pieces because that's what recruiters can actually see.
What happens to my portfolio after my programme ends?
Nothing changes. Your vanity URL, your articles, and your full portfolio remain live and remain yours. You can keep publishing as a community member for as long as you like.
Who decides what DataArtisan does?
The community's direction is set by its stewards and contributing mentors as a non-profit initiative, not by any single company's roadmap. Supporting organisations contribute; they don't govern.
Can I remove or edit my work?
Yes, at any time. You can edit, unpublish, or export any piece you've published. It's your work.