Nathan Yau

It’s about time we had a FlowingData open thread. We’ve seen that there…

While we’re on the subject of contests, lets not forget the epic battle…

Remember the NSF visualization challenge announced at the beginning of this year? Nine…

I feel like I’ve been seeing and writing a lot about artistic visualization…

PhD Comics has grown to be my favorite comic of the moment. It’s…

It’s hard to believe that it’s been almost a year since I was…

Glenn Marshall has released his finished version of Metamorphosis, a beautiful piece of…

I’m headed to Chicago next week for Wired Magazine’s NextFest, “a premier showcase…

The Interface Design Team at the University of Potsdam revealed maeve last week.…

Gotta love Fridays. Have a good weekend everyone. Go have yourself a slice…

As promised, it’s time for a FlowingData contest. To the winner goes The…

I’m pleased to welcome Tableau Software as FlowingData’s newest sponsor. I know that…

Dynamical systems are mathematical models used to describe the time-dependent position of a…

Taking after Map of the Market, the New York Times uses tree maps…

This pseudo-map graphic from The New York Times shows how consumers in different…

This stream of consciousness video (below) from Current is complete with animated infographics…

I keep stumbling on rants about how media coverage of presidential candidates is…

Some of you might have noticed that FlowingData has a new sponsor in…

In the not too distant past, the Web was all about sharing, broadcasting, and distribution. The tide is turning.

There’s lots of free geographical data about what’s going on at the surface…