Apps

Picking colors is one my favorite things to do with visualization when I’m…

When you first get a CSV file, sometimes it’s useful to poke at…

Some say annotation is the most important layer for charts meant for public…

Default color schemes are often horrible, but spending a lot of time putting…

Map making is a finicky challenge where oftentimes your map data — points,…

A challenge of using geographic maps to show data is that larger regions…

Sometimes you need a color scheme quick, and ColorBrewer is typically the de…

Terrapattern is a fun prototype that lets you search satellite imagery simply by…

Last year Quartz announced Atlas, which was a place to find all of…

Government data is, shall we say, not the easiest to use and look…

Data can be intimidating and confusing for beginners, and as a result they…

We tend to think of life in terms of cause and effect. Do…

A lot of data you get are estimates with uncertainty attached. Plus or…

Google Trends used to be a place where you looked up trends for…

You get your CSV file, snuggle under your blanket with a glass of…

Learning regular expressions tends to involve a lot of trial and error and…

Sometimes it can be a challenge to produce data graphics in vector format,…

Census data can be interesting and super informative, but getting the data out…

When you go to one of the major sites to look up the…

It’s not especially straightforward to know or find out what’s going on with…