Projects
Graphics by Nathan Yau, borne out of everyday curiosities, learning experiments, and mild insomnia.
Data Points: What it’s like to write a book
As the publication of Data Points nears, I’m excited to hold it in…
Data Points: First look
For the past year, I’ve been working on Data Points: Visualization that Means…
Girls expected to live shorter lives in some counties?
We've seen life expectancy at the country and state levels, but the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation recently released life expectancy data at the county level.
Gender wage gap, how much less women make than men
Three or four articles on the gender wage gap popped up on my radar last week, some focusing on the rise of women as the lead household earner and others on how much less women make. I took a look.
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…
