Nathan Yau

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How we created an interactive map of Europe with 100k+ areas →

Maps / choropleth, link

A lot of boundary areas, but still loads quickly.
Make a map poster of anywhere

Maps / poster

Map posters are easy to come by for major cities. But if you…
Pluto reflectance map: Whale and the Donut

Maps / NASA, Pluto

Using images taken by New Horizons between June 27 and July 3, this…
Placement matching algorithms

Statistics / algorithms, matching, Tim Harford

Students want to get into a school, and schools want certain students. Match.…
Journey to Pluto

Infographics / NASA, New York Times, Pluto, space

The New Horizons spacecraft launched on January 19, 2006 and is set to…
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How to Make Horizon Graphs in R

Tutorials / R, time series

The relatively new and lesser known time series visualization can be useful if you know what you’re looking at, and they take up a lot less space.
A more realistic perspective of country sizes

Maps / perspective, projections

Most of us have seen the True Size of Africa graphic that squishes…
U.S. women’s soccer gameplan

Infographics / New York Times, soccer, sports

I know next to nothing about soccer. Like there’s nothing, and then I’m…
R Consortium for further development of community

News / R

The Linux Foundation announced the R Consortium to provide support to the R…
Don’t let the maps fool you

Maps / data literacy

Maps are fun to look at and get easier to make every day,…
Problem solving game teaches statistics lesson →

Statistics / bias, Upshot

From the Upshot, A Quick Puzzle to Test Your Problem Solving. Play it.…
Horizon Graphs, with a Food Pricing Example

Guides / prices

The rarely used chart type for time series data is actually quite nice, once you get the hang of it. Although it does have its limitations.
Comparison of shifted public opinion

Statistical Visualization / public opinion, Upshot

David Leonhardt and Alicia Parlapiano compared public opinion over time for various social…
Link

Truthful mapping →

Design / link, scale

How choice of scale changes a view completely, even with the same data.
Combining Inside Out emotions for new ones

Infographics / emotion, Inside Out

Spoiler alert for Inside Out. At the climax of the movie, we see…
Animated map shows Trans-Atlantic slave trade

Maps / animation, Slate, slavery

The Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade Database provides records for thousands of voyages between the…
A surveillance system that watches over an entire city

Statistics / privacy, security

Technology continues to advance quickly, but the social questions are lagging a bit.…
Data into art and connecting to humans

Data Art / Creators Project, human

Visualization tends to rest in the realm of efficiency and accuracy. From a…
Link

Wes Anderson Palettes →

Design / color, link

Primary colors used in frames of the director’s films. Someone made an R package for this a while back.
Same-sex marriage legalized in all states

Maps / gay marriage

The Supreme Court legalized gay marriage today. NPR shows before and after the…

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