Projects
Graphics by Nathan Yau, borne out of everyday curiosities, learning experiments, and mild insomnia.
Changing face of plastic surgery
Many people aren’t happy with their face or body, and a proportion of…
Why I Want to Quit Cable
There are good reasons to cancel cable, but there were a few channels and programs that kept me on. When you look at it in dollars though, it's hard to justify the value for the cost.
Where are the biggest box office movies (not) streaming?
After seeing Tristan Louis' list that tallied the streaming availability of 2011's top 100 box office hits, I was curious what it looked like graphically.
Vehicles involved in fatal crashes
After seeing a map in The Guardian, I was curious about what other data was available from the National Highway Traffic Safety Association. It turns out there's a lot.
Life expectancy changes
The data goes back to 1960 and up to the most current estimates for 2009. Each line represents a country.
Who does all the text messaging? Young adults by far.
The Pew Internet and American Life Project published the results of their texting…
How do Americans spend their days?
One of my favorite data graphics is an interactive piece by The New…
Where the aliens are flying their UFOs
I came across some UFO sightings data on Infochimps, from the National UFO…
Seven year itch: When do people get married and divorced?
The United States Census Bureau just released results from the Survey of Income…
Geographic breakdown: Where do major airlines fly?
Ever since seeing the Facebook friendship map and later, the map of scientific…
Who spends the most years in retirement?
Early retirement. That’s what most people want, unless you’re lucky enough to love…
In land of YouTube dislikes, Justin Bieber rules
Happy Friday, everyone. If you’ll allow me, I’d like to take a moment…
