Software

Map-making is a tricky business with many variables to consider that can directly…

Kepler.gl, a collaboration between Uber and Mapbox, allows for easier mapping of large-scale…

The colors you choose to visualize data can completely shift what you convey…

Vega-Lite is a grammar for interactive graphics primarily used for analysis. Altair is…

Create graphics with a hand-drawn, sketchy, appearance.

Speaking of outliers, it’s not always obvious when and why a data point…

If you’re looking to acquaint yourself with R — the non-coding aspects of…

Noah Veltman refined his label placement method, particularly useful for area graphs.

If you want to analyze bodies of text, it’s a good to know…

Introducing yourself to R as an Excel user can be tricky, especially when…

Remember the artist Tatsuo Horiuchi who uses Microsoft Excel to paint scenery? Four…

This looks like a fun Processing tutorial by Etienne Jacob. Use noise to…

Russell Goldenberg released Scrollama.js in an effort to make scrollytelling more straightforward to…

David C. Brock writing for IEEE Spectrum delves into the origins of PowerPoint.…

A straightforward tutorial on using squares instead of geographic boundaries.

Picking colors is one my favorite things to do with visualization when I’m…

Big community and lots of tools for both.

Elijah Meeks released Semiotic into the wild. It’s a framework that allows quick…

Next iteration of library for annotation. Made me delve into d3.js v4.

The new R package miner is an interface to Minecraft via some simple…