Nathan Yau

Covid-19, the third leading cause of death

Statistical Visualization / coronavirus, mortality, Scientific American

For Scientific American, Youyou Zhou made a line chart that shows cause of…
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The Process 110 – Contrast

The Process / contrast, fly

For two minutes, a black speck on a white background was all anyone could talk about.
Colour Controversy is a game of perception and labeling

Design / color, game, perception

Colour Controversy is a simple game that shows you a shade and asks…
Breaking down the $4 trillion bailout

Statistical Visualization / bailout, coronavirus, Washington Post

Using a straightforward treemap, The Washington Post looks at where the $4 trillion…
Presidential Plinko

Statistical Visualization / election, Matthew Kay, Plinko, R, uncertainty

To visualize uncertainty in election forecasts, Matthew Kay from Northwestern University used a…
Shape of unemployment

Statistical Visualization / coronavirus, Ella Koeze, New York Times, unemployment

For The New York Times, Ella Koeze looks at the various types of…
Excel spreadsheet limit leads to 16,000 Covid-19 cases left off daily count

Mistaken Data / coronavirus, Excel, limitations

Microsoft Excel is useful for many things, but it has its limitations (like…
Coronavirus infection timeline

Infographics / coronavirus, New York Times, timeline

The timeline for a new infection isn’t the same for everyone. Some never…
Seems relevant

News / coronavirus

Just looking back at the past eight or nine months of coronavirus posts…
Sonification of Covid-19 rates

Infographics / coronavirus, Jan Willem Tulp, sonification

You’ve seen the line charts showing case rates over time. The focus is…
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Visualization Tools and Resources – September 2020 Roundup

The Process / roundup

Here’s the good stuff for September 2020.
Millions of people experienced unhealthy air in 2020

Statistical Visualization / air quality, NPR, wildfire

NPR estimated how many people have experienced unhealthy air this year, largely in…
Exhibition of historical visualization

Infographics / David Rumsey, history, RJ Andrews, vintage

RJ Andrews, in collaboration with the David Rumsey Map Center, curated a collection…
Air Quality Mapped Over Time

Data Underload / air quality, wildfire

With wildfires burning in the western United States, smoke fills the air. This is an animation of the air quality during the past couple of months.
Timeline of the President’s taxes

Statistical Visualization / New York Times, taxes

The New York Times got a hold of the President’s tax records for…
I am a book. I am a portal to the universe.

Data Art / book, Miriam Quick, physical, Stefanie Posavec

Stefanie Posavec and Miriam Quick have a new book out called I am…
Covid-19 in your neighborhood

Maps / coronavirus, neighborhood, personalization, scale, Washington Post

With recorded U.S. Covid-19 deaths passing the 200k mark, somehow the number still…
What states are doing to make mail-in ballots clearer

Design / ballots, election, Upshot, voting

Mail-in ballots can be rejected if they’re not filled out or mailed correctly.…
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The Process 108 – Expected Value

The Process / risk, uncertainty

Look only at uncertainty and it can feel overwhelming. Look at just averages and it’s not enough information. So, smoosh them together.
Google search trends dataset for Covid-19 symptoms

Data Sources / Adam Pearce, coronavirus, Google, symptoms

Google released a search trends dataset earlier this month. Using this dataset, Adam…

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