Nathan Yau

Swipe left or right to cut the national debt

Infographics / debt, game, Washington Post

Cutting the national debt is a complex process that involves a lot more…
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Chart Practice: Switching the Datasets

The Process / practice

Same data brings out the same visual forms. So switch up the data that you look at.
How much AI will affect your job

Statistical Visualization / AI, Washington Post, work

Research by Edward W. Felten, Manav Raj, and Robert Seamans provides estimates for…
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How to Make Unit-Based, Variable Width Bar Charts

Tutorials / R

In a cross between unit charts and variable width bar charts, we can show total counts and relative proportions at the same time.
Eurovision winners past and present

Infographics / Eurovision, music, Reuters

The 2023 Eurovision Song Contest finished up this past weekend with the winning…
A visual story about kimchi and family

Infographics / Alvin Chang, kimchi, Pudding

Alvin Chang, for The Pudding, illustrated the search for his kimchi, which is…
Scale of billions of dollars in Australia’s budget

Infographics / ABC News, budget, scale

To show the scale of tax cuts and Australia’s budget, ABC News takes…
Population surrounded by interstate highways

Maps / Alasdair Rae, interstate, population

Filed under random but fun calculations, Alasdair Rae estimated the number of people…
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Chart Practice: Mimicking Others

The Process / mimic, practice

One of the most straightforward ways to “do the thing” — and stay on the right track towards work you want to do — is to mimic projects that you like.
Best Possible Life More Common with Age

Data Underload / age, time use, well-being

Maybe your best possible life is ahead of you.
Improved color palettes in R

Software / color, R

Achim Zeileis and Paul Murrell provide a rundown of the more user-friendly color…
Mona Chalabi wins Pulitzer for data illustrations

News / illustration, Mona Chalabi, New York Times, Pulitzer

Mona Chalabi, known around these parts for her illustrative approach to data journalism,…
Arguing in favor of dual axes to show correlation

Design / correlation, dual axis, Toph Tucker

Charts that use two different scales on the same vertical often get the…
Mapping where trees will grow

Maps / climate change, trees, Washington Post

As the climate changes, the places that different types of trees will grow…
Demonstrating how large language models work

Statistics / AI, language, model, Upshot

You might’ve heard about large language models lately. They’re the “brains” behind recent…
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Chart Practice

The Process / practice

Split it up into small pieces and then aim for depth.
Quantum computing visual explainer

Infographics / Financial Times, quantum computing, security

Quantum computing promises a higher level of processing power over current computers, but…
When you cross hydropower and a battery

Maps / energy, New York Times, renewable

Mira Rojanasakul and Max Bearak for The New York Times highlight the rise…
Chart Challenge for a Day

Sketchbook / 30DayChartChallenge, practice

My schedule doesn’t really fit with the daily-thing-for-thirty-days genre of challenges. So my genius idea was to compress a 30-day challenge into one day.
Non-abstract Curry shot chart

Infographics / basketball, shot chart, Stephen Curry, Todd Whitehead

Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors scored 50 points in game 7…

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