Infographics
Telling stories with data and graphics.
Real-time speed of light from Earth to Mars
Hurry up, light. We’re gonna be late:
By James O’Donoghue, the animation shows…
Government shutdown, other industries provided for scale
As the shutdown continues, 800,000 government workers wait for something to happen. The…
Kernel density estimation explainer
Matthew Conlen provides a short explainer of how kernel density estimation works. Nifty.…
Modern reproduction of 1847 geometry books
Euclid’s Elements is a series of 13 books produced in 300 BC that…
Falling ticket prices for longer flights
Based on data from Expedia, this is an interesting one from The Economist.…
Same facts but different stories, an illustration
Multiple people can look at the same dataset and come out the other…
Years of life lost due to breathing bad air
Researchers at the University of Chicago’s Energy Policy Institute estimated the number of…
Color distribution in campaign logos
In news graphics, blue typically represents Democrat and red represents Republican. However, the…
Inflated counts for cleared rape cases
Newsy, Reveal and ProPublica look into rape cases in the U.S. and law…
How a meme grew into a campaign slogan
A meme that cried “jobs not mobs” began modestly, but a couple of…
Faces of diverse midterms
As one might expect, many women, people of color, and L.G.B.T. candidates are…
Interactive comic to remember things better
In a time we commit less to memory and rely more on technology…
Visualizing science
Jen Christiansen spoke about her extensive experience as a graphics editor for Scientific…
News homepage design overview
As you click through the news, you can probably almost always figure out…