Data Art

Twistori for the Inauguration

Jan 20, 2009

Remember Twistori? It’s the Twitter mashup that shows tweets of love, hate, think, believe, and wish. I guess naturally, there’s an inauguration version. It’s not as effective, but still worth a look.

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Reviving the Statistical Atlas of the United States with New Data

Due to budget cuts, there is no plan for an updated atlas. So I recreated the original 1870 Atlas using today’s publicly available data.

How to Spot Visualization Lies

Many charts don’t tell the truth. This is a simple guide to spotting them.

Where Bars Outnumber Grocery Stores

A closer look at the age old question of where there are more bars than grocery stores, and vice versa.

Pizza Place Geography

Most of the major pizza chains are within a 5-mile …