Nathan Yau

Stock market mountains

Data Art / Michael Najjar, mountains, photoshop, stock market

After seeing stoxart, I was reminded of Michael Najjar’s project High Altitude from…
Stock market charts turned into illustrated landscapes

Data Art / illustration, landscape, stock market

stoxart is a project by Gladys where she turns stock market charts to…
Reduced mail sorting capacity

Maps / election, sorting, USPS, Washington Post

The United States Postal Service is losing mail sorting machines — as an…
2020 Progress Bars

Chart Everything / coronavirus, March, time

I thought March was only 31 days, but the system seems stuck. Did anyone try turning it off and on again.
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Variable Width is Back (The Process 102)

The Process / three-peat, variable width, vintage

This past month an old chart type poked its head out from behind the trees and I’m here for it.
Who can vote by mail

Maps / election, mail, New York Times, voting

There’s going to be a lot more voting by mail this year. The…
FiveThirtyEight launches 2020 election forecast

Statistical Visualization / election, FiveThirtyEight, forecast, uncertainty

The election is coming. FiveThirtyEight just launched their forecast with a look at…
Using a slime mold simulation for generative art

Data Art / Antonio Sánchez Chinchón, generative art, Physarum, R

Slime mold are single-celled organisms that can work together to form multicellular structures.…
Gaps between mortality rates for black and white Americans

Statistical Visualization / gaps, Gus Wezerek, mortality, New York Times, race

For NYT Opinion, Gus Wezerek charted the gaps between white and black mortality…
New dating timeline

Miscellaneous / coronavirus, dating, humor

Liana Finck for Man Repeller draws out the new timeline. I’m a couple…
How air spreads on a subway train

Infographics / coronavirus, mask, New York Times, simulation, subway

If someone sneezes in a closed space, you hope that the area has…
DIY satellite ground station to receive images from NOAA

Data Sharing / NOAA, satellite imagery

You can basically hook up an antennae to your laptop and start receiving…
Visual explanation for how herd immunity works

Infographics / coronavirus, Harry Stevens, immunity, simulation, Washington Post

Herd immunity works when you have enough people who are immune to a…
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Small Tools for Visualization (The Process 101)

The Process / tools

We know the big ones. Now here are the small ones. Focused. Efficient.
Malofiej winners announced for 2019

Infographics / award, Malofiej

Malofiej, which in the visual journalism sphere is a high-tier honor to win…
Distribution of unemployment at the tract level

Maps / coronavirus, unemployment, Upshot

We’ve been hearing a lot about national unemployment rate, but it’s not uniformly…
Electricity sources by state

Statistical Visualization / carbon, electricty, Washington Post

With Joe Biden calling for 100% clean electricity, John Muyskens and Juliet Eilperin…
Finding the New Age, for Your Age

Data Underload / age, life expectancy

You’ve probably heard the lines about how “40 is the new 30” or “30 is the new 20.” What is this based on? I tried to solve the problem using life expectancy data. Your age is the new age.
Illustrated color catalog of minerals

Infographics / color, James Sowerby, minerals, nature, Nicholas Rougeux

Between 1802 and 1817, James Sowerby cataloged and illustrated 718 minerals across seven…
Five years from now

Miscellaneous / humor, projections, SMBC

Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal can see the future.…

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