Nathan Yau

Where you would feel richer and poorer

Statistical Visualization / Bloomberg, comparison, income

New to me, Bloomberg has an interactive by Claire Ballentine and Charlie Wells…
Extremely detailed 2024 election data, precinct level

Data Sources / election, New York Times, voting

As is tradition, NYT’s The Upshot published a detailed map of presidential election…
Wildfire risk for buildings in Los Angles

Maps / buildings, New York Times, risk, wildfire

As we have learned in recent weeks, even when homes seem far away…
Expectations of adulthood as a child vs. actual adulthood

Infographics / adulthood, childhood, humor, xkcd

xkcd charted topics that seemed like they’d come up often with grown ups…
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Longer-Lasting Visualization

The Process / longevity

Visualization quality is often measured by speed and efficiency, which leads to temporary and fleeting presentation work. Maybe we optimize for longevity and see what happens.
Color picker with R

Apps / color, R

As we have learned over the years, there can never be enough color-picking…
Imagining a multiparty system in the US

Infographics / government, multiparty, New York Times, politics

In the United States, a two-party system means that candidates, who are supposed…
Distribution of days that were hotter than average

Statistical Visualization / BBC, climate change, global warming

BBC went with the gradient-filled frequency trails to show the distribution of daily…
Earth was hotter than ever, again

Statistical Visualization / climate change, global warming, New York Times

This is some good step charting by Mira Rojanasakul for the New York…
Fighting fire from the sky

Infographics / firefight, flight, Reuters, wildfire

For Reuters, Simon Scarr, Vijdan Mohammad Kawoosa, and Sudev Kiyada use flight data…
Visual guide to the wildfire damage

Maps / damage, Guardian, wildfire

The Guardian provides a visual guide to the damage in Los Angeles with…
Phases of the Moon, visually explained

Infographics / Bartosz Ciechanowski, moon, space

Bartosz Ciechanowski used his style of interactive essay, with many sliders, graphics, and…
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Recreation, Remixing, and Adaptation — Giving Credit in Data Visualization

The Process / remix

Past and current charts influence future charts. Should you credit the past work? At what point does homage become plagiarism? If you’re the original creator, are you pleased or annoyed?
Embroidered daily journaling

Self-surveillance / embroidery, icons, journal, Sophie O'Neill

Those who keep a daily journal typically record with words, photos, and video.…
Palisades fire, seen from above

Maps / Palisades, satellite imagery, wildfire

Sentinel-2 satellite of the European Space Agency captured an image of the Palisades…
Wind flow patterns over Los Angeles

Maps / New York Times, wildfire, wind

Based on data from NOAA, the New York Times shows the direction and…
Hot winds fueling the fires

Infographics / Los Angeles, Washington Post, wildfire, wind

The Washington Post illustrates how air flows from the Great Basin, over the…
Map of active wildfires in California

Maps / California, Los Angeles Times, wildfire

This California wildfires map from Los Angeles Times shows an up-to-date status in…
Social media app preferences of young teenagers

Statistical Visualization / Pew Research, social media

Pew Research published their annual report on what social media U.S. 13- to…
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Make the Chart: Scaled Squares with Color Bands

Make the Chart / Illustrator, R

Areas represent total counts and the colors indicate categories. Together, the symbols show the distributions in a population.

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