Nathan Yau

Louisiana is drowning

Maps / levees, Louisiana, ProPublica

Louisiana is quickly losing much of its coast to the Gulf of Mexico.…
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How to Make Dot Density Maps in R

Tutorials / R

Choropleth maps are useful to show values for areas on a map, but they can be limited. In contrast, dot density maps are sometimes better for showing distributions within regions.
Interactive tool shows impact of terrorism

Infographics / Periscopic, terrorism

The Global Terrorism Database, maintained by the University of Maryland, is an open…
Graph-based video game

Data Art / Metrico, video games

Last year, Metrico, an infographic-based puzzle game for the PlayStation Vita, was announced…
Face tracking coupled with projection mapping

Data Art / face tracking, projection mapping

Projection mapping — the use of projected images onto physical objects to turn…
Finding small villages in big cities

Statistical Visualization / communication, MIT Senseable City Lab, mobile, social

Daily life in cities tends to differ from daily life in small towns,…
Introvert’s heart mapped

Maps / Gemma Correll, humor, introvert

Cartoonist Gemma Correll mapped the introvert’s heart, from recluse corner to the town…
Mapping plastic in the ocean

Maps / environment, National Geographic, plastic

In research efforts to understand marine debris, Andres Cozar Cabañas et al recently…
Track your sleep with Sense

Self-surveillance / Kickstarter, sleep

Entering the market of self-surveillance for sleep, via Kickstarter, Sense promises to be…
Feltron Annual Report 2013

Self-surveillance / Nicholas Felton, report

In his ninth edition of the personal report, Nicholas Felton looks at communication…
When the world sleeps

Statistical Visualization / Jawbone, sleep

An additional hour of sleep can make a huge difference in how you…
Everywhere Jonny Cash went, man

Maps / humor, Johnny Cash

Johnny Cash says he went to a lot of places in his song,…
Unintentional Venn diagram suggests opposite meaning

Mistaken Data / Reuters, venn diagram

Most people probably wouldn’t think much about this poster that shows the values…
Not automatic

Statistics / data wrangling, Jeffrey Heer, New York Times

It’s an absolute myth that you can send an algorithm over raw data…
Crisis Text Line releases trends and data

Data Sources / Crisis Text Line

Crisis Text Line is a service that troubled teens can use to find…
Talking Ferguson on Twitter and localness

Maps / Ferguson, Twitter

For trending topics, Twitter likes to show an animated map of how a…
Map of military surplus distribution

Maps / military, New York Times, weapons

With the situation in Ferguson, the New York Times mapped the distribution of…
FuelBand Fibers visualizes daily activities beautifully

Data Art / movement, Nike Fuelband, sports

Leading up to a Nike women’s 10k run, design studio Variable made FuelBand…
How charity: water uses data to do more good

Statistics / charity: water

Scott Harrison, the founder and CEO of charity: water, describes how the organization…
Variance be damned

Statistics / poker, variance

Daniel Colman won $15.3 million in the The Big One for One Drop…

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