Spreadsheet Day 2023 Roundup

by Debra · Published October 18, 2023 · Updated October 18, 2023

Thanks for celebrating Spreadsheet Day 2023 on October 17th! In case you missed any of the fun, here’s a roundup from yesterday’s posts.

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Spreadsheet Art

First, here’s some spreadsheet art, by Tatsuo Horiuchi, who creates beautiful Japanese landscapes with Excel

Happy #SpreadsheetDay! For a bit of creative inspiration, check out the work of Tatsuo Horiuchi, a 77-Year-Old Artist Who ‘Paints’ Japanese Landscapes With Excel https://t.co/fyULxTRJAa via @colossal

— Ken Puls, FCPA, FCMA (@kpuls) October 17, 2023

Here’s a simpler example of spreadsheet art, from Bangs Labs. I like it!

For my friends who enjoy visuals instead of plain numbers. Happy #SpreadsheetDay! pic.twitter.com/nrmaW5gAfa

— Bangs Labs –– an Ott Scientific company (@ParticleDoc) October 17, 2023

Clouds of Words created digital art to celebrate Spreadsheet Day.

2023-10-17 is #SpreadsheetDay #WordCloud #WordCloudArt #DigitalArt #Art #Artwork pic.twitter.com/Gjwehclki6

— Clouds_Of_Words (@Clouds_Of_Words) October 17, 2023

Spreadsheet Celebrations

If you enjoy spreadsheet history, watch this short VisiCalc video from Celia Alves.

Celebrating #SpreadsheetDay! In 1979, VisiCalc revolutionized data. From paper to digital wonders, spreadsheets have shaped our data world. Whether a pro or newbie, let’s honor their impact! Fun fact: “spreadsheet” was once just a paper grid. #DataManagement pic.twitter.com/t7VTzgdwCt

— Celia Alves – Solve & Excel (@celia_excel) October 17, 2023

The West Yorkshire Archive Service loves to colour code their spreadsheets!

In #conservation we love a spreadsheet when doing a survey, especially if we can colour-code it! #spreadsheetday #spreadsheet pic.twitter.com/2rKIfa3P1D

— West Yorkshire Archive Service (@wyorksarchives) October 17, 2023

The long-time Spreadsheet Day supporters at Tiller Money are celebrating with a fancy sheet cake!

Happy #SpreadsheetDay! May your budgets always balance and your bank accounts always prosper: https://t.co/NdiIngke3s pic.twitter.com/yOzXZxY0A1

— Tiller (@tillermoney) October 17, 2023

Next, here’s a lovely presentation of Hedgewatch membership data, for Spreadsheet Day. Hedgewatch is a group for cats who love to watch and sniff hedges. That sounds like a relaxing way to spend the day!

Did you know that today was #SpreadsheetDay?
No?
Neither did we, not until Brock displayed all the data on #Hedgewatch membership.
He must have been data crunching all night!
We really are a global community, & we love to hear about your watchin’ & sniffin’ around the world! pic.twitter.com/1XmMcMGaWB

— Hedgewatch (@Hedgewatchers) October 17, 2023

Accessible Spreadsheets

TD Van Daley showed us how to sign “Spreadsheet Day”, and the sign for what a spreadsheet looks like.

Spreadsheet Day.
Today is Spreadsheet Day. “Showing the sign what Spreadsheet looks like.”#SpreadsheetDay #Spreadsheet_Day #Spreadsheet #AmericanSignLanguage #AmericanSignLanguage #ASL #DeafCreatorContent #Deaf_Creator_Content #Deaf pic.twitter.com/zwScYfwolf

— TD Van Daley (@TDVan1) October 17, 2023

And Ella reminds us to see what we can do to make our spreadsheets more accessible.

This Spreadsheet Day check out the @gov_analysis spreadsheet guidance to see what you can do to make the spreadsheets you produce more accessible: https://t.co/J7zfQjp4NB #SpreadsheetDay https://t.co/GSJ8qcyMnb

— Ella (@El_Stats_) October 17, 2023