Infographics

Telling stories with data and graphics.

Food recipe cards to preserve family’s culture

In an effort to preserve part of her family’s culture, Jane Zhang designed…

What is a particle?

Natalie Wolchover for Quanta Magazine asked several physicists what a particle is. She…

How the mob broke into the U.S. Capitol

The Washington Post pieced together video footage from multiple sources for a timeline…

How the Census translates to power, a cat comic

State population dictates the number of seats in the House of Representatives, so…

Pollution exposure plotted, a comparison between two kids’ day

The New York Times measured pollution exposure during the day for two kids…

Reconstructing the killing of Breonna Taylor

The New York Times reconstructed the night. Based on a collection of court…

Historical cost of light

These days, most of us don’t have to do much to turn on…

Infrared to show air particles from your talk hole

I’m sure you know this already, but just in case, air particles come…

Charting and ranking apocalyptic events

For Domain of Science, Dominic Walliman attempts to chart all of the deadly…

Bill Nye on masks, with a map and some props

Talking about the effectiveness of masks on TikTok, Bill Nye uses a map…

Interactive explainer for how cameras and lenses work

We use our cameras all of the time, and it almost seems like…

Your place in the vaccine line

Using estimates from the Surgo Foundation and Ariadne Labs, Stuart A. Thompson for…

Fake faces created by AI and where this might be headed

It’s grown easier and easier to generate fake faces with AI. For The…

Why small gatherings can be dangerous too

A small gathering of 10 people or fewer can seem like a low-risk…

Analysis of representation in crossword puzzles

For The Pudding, Michelle McGhee analyzed representation in crossword puzzles. Some crossword publications…

Votes that won the presidency

Voter turnout this election was higher than it’s been in a long time,…

Swings in the battleground states

For The Washington Post, Ashlyn Still and Ted Mellnik show the shifts in…

Testing voting scenarios while we wait for the counts

As we wait for the votes to be counted in the remaining states,…