Nathan Yau

How Spending Changed for Different Income Groups

Data Underload / spending

I compared spending in 1996 against the most recent spending estimates from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Introducing a New Course on Mapping Geographic Data in R, with ggplot2

Site News / course, ggplot2, R

I’m happy to announce a new course on mapping geographic data in R,…
How that iceberg would really float

Infographics / float, iceberg

A common depiction of an iceberg is one that has a short head…
Bird flight patterns captured through long-exposure photography

Data Art / birds, flight, Xavi Bou

For several years, Xavi Bou has been using long-exposure photography to capture stills…
Simulation for different immunity scenarios

Infographics / coronavirus, herd, immunity, NPR, simulation

As vaccinations roll out, we work towards herd immunity, there are various challenges…
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More Colors vs. Fewer Colors – The Process 127

The Process / color, purpose, question

The two approaches answer two different questions.
Sim Daltonism, an intuitive app that simulates color blindness

Apps / colorblind

When we visualize data to communicate to others, we must consider what others…
Low temperatures map of the United States

Maps / climate, New York Times, temperature, weather

Based on data from the Global Forecast System, The New York Times mapped…
R graphics get modern text support, with ragg package

Coding / R, text, Thomas Lin Pedersen

Thomas Lin Pedersen announced the ragg package, which makes font usage in R…
Improving vaccine distribution in all states

Statistical Visualization / coronavirus, New York Times, vaccination

Lauren Leatherby and Amy Schoenfeld Walker reporting for The New York Times:
“Every…
Map of power outages

Maps / electricity, outage, storm, Texas

PowerOutage.US keeps a running tally of outages across the United States, and it’s…
Data visualization crossword puzzle

Visualization / crosswords, game, Lisa Charlotte Rost

This is fun. Lisa Charlotte Rost made a data visualization crossword puzzle. Print…
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Problem, Then Solution – Visualization Process #126

The Process / Nigel Holmes, problem-solving, rules

Visualization rules and best practices are generalized solutions to generalized problems. Better visualization requires a more specific view.
Half of coronavirus deaths were in the winter

Statistical Visualization / coronavirus, Lazaro Gamio, New York Times

You probably knew that coronavirus deaths have been in the several thousands per…
How quickly the U.S. is vaccinating vs. how long it’ll take to get back to “normal”

Statistical Visualization / coronavirus, Joe Biden, vaccination, Washington Post

Vaccines provide light at the end of the tunnel, but when we finally…
Comparing live music recordings against the studio versions

Infographics / live, music, Pudding

There’s something about hearing music live no matter how many times you’ve heard…
Tracking Capitol rioters through their mobile phone data

Maps / insurrection, mobile, New York Times, privacy

For NYT Opinion, Charlie Warzel and Stuart A. Thompson returned to the topic…
AI-generated candy hearts

Statistics / candy, heart, Janelle Shane, neural network

Continuing her annual tradition, Janelle Shane trained various AI models to generate two-word-all-caps…
Pandemic Graphics Archive

Infographics / coronavirus, illustration, pandemic

The Pandemic Graphics Archive is a work-in-progress collection of floor signs and posters…
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Uncertain Words and Uncertain Visualization, Better Together

The Process / annotation, uncertainty, words

People’s interpretation of a chart can change if you use differents words to describe it, even if the data stays the same.

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