Nathan Yau

Ever since the huge forecasting upset in 2016, I’ve tended to stay away…

Frustrated with the size of pockets on women’s pants, Jan Diehm and Amber…

Made-by-hand visualization has been making a mini comeback as of late, and it’s been fun to see what people do with data away from the computer.

Of course, we don’t have the time to draw every chart and map by hand, but there are some parts of the practice we can use in our own work.

Peter Aldhous for BuzzFeed News delves into the increasing number of wildfires in…

The Mendocino Complex Fire, now the largest in California ever, continues to burn.…

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

A gray piece of paper moves along a gradient. You won’t believe your…

The Padma River in Bangladesh is constantly shifting its 75-mile path. Joshua Stevens…

The camera on the slightly creepy arm takes a picture of the pages…

Wherever more attention or the appearance of it equates to more money, there…

Sometimes the visualization takes care of itself. Photographer Tim Whittaker filmed sheepdogs herding…

Popular summer songs have had a bubbly, generic feel to them the past…

The New York Times published an election map. A lot of people did not like the map, arguing that it was an inaccurate representation. Those who did like the map argued that one must consider intent before throwing a map to the flames.

What happens when intended use and actual use do not match up?

We usually visualize data on computers, because it’s where the data exists and…

There are many mistakes you can make when you first get into visualization.…

From xkcd, a blockbuster idea right here.…

Levees are intended to prevent flooding in the areas they are built, but…

Genetic algorithms are inspired by natural selection, where the system is given a…

Apple’s value passed $1 trillion on Thursday, and as tradition requires, we must…

NPR used video from a thermographic camera to explain why cities tend to…