Projects

Graphics by Nathan Yau, borne out of everyday curiosities, learning experiments, and mild insomnia.

The Most Regional Names in US History

It was a challenge to choose a name for my son, someone who…

Pizza Place Geography

Most of the major pizza chains are within a 5-mile radius of where…

The Most Unisex Names in US History

Moving on from the most trendy names in US history, let’s look at…

Most popular porn searches, by state

We’ve seen that we can learn from what people search for, through the…

In search of food deserts

Last time I looked at where major grocery stores are across the United…

Doctor timeline for Doctor Who

I have yet to see a full episode of Doctor Who, “the longest-running…

The Most Trendy Names in US History

Names are incredibly personal things. It’s how we identity ourselves. We associate others,…

Economist spotting

It was surprisingly hard for me to find a physical copy of this…

Reading the data

The Economist covered a handful of visualization books in this week’s issue, and…

Grocery store geography

I’ve been poking around grocery store locations, courtesy of AggData, the past few…

What the Sexes Want, in Speed Dating

A few years ago I downloaded speed dating data from experiments conducted by…

Data Points: Sample chapter

It’s hard to believe it’s been over a month since Data Points: Visualization…

Introducing Data Points

Whoa, that was fast. Data Points is now available. Thanks to all of…

Data Points: Preview

This appeared at my door today. It’s awesome. I suspect those who pre-ordered…

Data Points: What it’s like to write a book

As the publication of Data Points nears, I’m excited to hold it in…