Visualization

Showing the stories in data through statistics, design, aesthetics, and code.

Maui fires timeline, a visual reconstruction of the events

Using a combination of weather reports, videos, and 911 calls, The New York…

Demonstration of bias in AI-generated images

For The Washington Post, Nitasha Tiku, Kevin Schaul and Szu Yu Chen demonstrate…

Data-based journal of Pavement tour songs

Denise Lu, a superfan of Pavement, an indie rock band, examined the set…

Disney’s innovations in animation

As Disney and its stock price struggles with streaming, Reuters looks at how…

Getting a reservation at a busy restaurant, gamified

When you score a reservation at a busy restaurant, it can feel like…

Taylor Swift earnings visualized with bracelet beads

Bloomberg estimates that Taylor Swift reached billionaire status with her recent touring and…

Falling insect species

Insects are dying at a high rate every year, but it is difficult…

Food shortage in a height chart

There are food shortages in Guatemala. For Reuters, Cassandra Garrison, Clare Trainor and…

Analysis of romance novel covers

When I was a kid, I remember uncomfortably walking past the book section…

Google Maps and 3D experiments

The Google Maps API lets you access high-resolution 3D map tiles now. Robert…

Evolution of race categories in U.S. Census forms

For The New York Times, K.K. Rebecca Lai and Jennifer Medina show the…

Gaza Strip size compared to U.S. cities

One of the most straightforward ways to help others better understand the scale…

More pets than children in Taiwan

Julia Janicki, Daisy Chung, and Joyce Chou explore Taiwan’s aging population, where in…

Realistic rendering of Canada’s wildfires

Peter Atwood used NASA data to depict the wildfires in Canada this year.…

Dip in solar generation during the solar eclipse

Solar power is clean and all, but what happens when the sun is…

Map of the 2023 solar eclipse

The moon is going to get in the way of the sun this…

Where the clouds are the highest

Cloud formation depends on temperature and moisture levels, so in places of high…

Real space location of Star Trek and other science fiction

Star Trek and related might be fictional, but they usually reference real stars,…