Nathan Yau

Mike Tyson Fights Against Age

Data Underload / age, boxing, Mike Tyson

A timeline showing the age difference between Mike Tyson and his opponents, over his career that started in 1985.
Participation in the annual United Nations climate conference

Statistical Visualization / climate change, New York Times, United Nations

For the New York Times, Mira Rojanasakul visualized annual participation in the United…
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Make the Chart: Interactive Line Chart with Ghost Trails

Make the Chart / d3js, JavaScript

Using faded lines to show the overall changes in a time series and to provide a point of reference for the present.
Swooping vote margins

Infographics / election, margin, New York Times

The New York Times used swooping arrows to show vote swings left and…
Margin of victory over past elections, in Minnesota

Network Visualization / election, margin, Minnesota Star Tribune

For the Minnesota Star Tribune, Yuqing Liu and C.J. Sinner show how the…
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Connect the Charts

The Process / connections

This week we look at connecting multiple charts explicitly and implicitly to provide a cohesive narrative or visual metaphor around a dataset.
Employment Rates and Age, More Work and More Years

Data Underload / age, employment, work

We can see the changing scales of who works and for how long through employment rates by age and time.
Evolution of the love song

Statistical Visualization / David Mora, love, Michelle Jia, Pudding, song

For The Pudding, David Mora and Michelle Jia examine the death of the…
See you on Bluesky

Site News

Bluesky, maybe best pitched as a place for those who liked Twitter and…
Dot density map for election results

Maps / Economist, election

With what is now a common mapping method, The Economist used a dot…
Mapping every voter as a grain of sand

Maps / election, metaphor, Washington Post

To show the mix of votes across the country, the Washington Post used…
Days without rain

Statistical Visualization / Bloomberg, drought, rain

New York City recently issued a drought warning because of an abnormally dry…
23andMe sinking

Data Sharing / 23andMe, BBC

For BBC, Zoe Kleinman reports:
Not so long ago, 23andMe was in the…
What might have sank the Bayesian superyacht

Infographics / New York Times, superyacht

A $40 million superyacht called the Bayesian sank off the coast of Sicily,…
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Random Everyday Walk

The Process / random, uncertainty

This week we talk randomness in the everyday.
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Make the Chart: Scatterplot Using Text Instead of Dots

Make the Chart / Illustrator, R

I made a chart about Halloween candy. Even dumb charts need attention and require that choices are made.
European night train map

Maps / Europe, train, travel

The Night Train Map is for Europeans who want to travel at night:…
Restored rose and lily illustrations from the Pierre-Joseph Redouté collection

Infographics / catalog, flowers, Nicholas Rougeux, Pierre-Joseph Redouté

In the early 1800s, botanist and painter Pierre-Joseph Redouté painted hundreds of lily…
Jello map as states are called

Maps / Bloomberg, election, food, physical

The Bloomberg Graphics desk is building out a jello map as states are…
Electoral vote cartogram

Maps / Bloomberg, election

The major news outlets all have electoral vote cartograms, but I appreciate Bloomberg’s…

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