Infographics
Telling stories with data and graphics.
The big companies behind organic food brands
When you walk down the aisles of the grocery store, there are probably…
Median home in America, over 40 years
The median home in America has changed in a variety of ways. Square…
Earthquake magnitude and the logarithmic scale
The earthquake in Nepal was big, but there’s a discrepancy in just how…
Recurring characters in film and the words used to describe them
Stereotropes, made by the Bocoup Data Visualization Team, explores the many tropes in…
Color timeline for Avengers comic book covers
The Avengers comic has been around since 1963 and the look and feel…
LEGO explainer: Taxes and income inequality
LEGOs make everything better. David Wessel for Brookings Institution explains how federal taxes…
A tall graphic to show Mt. Everest scale
Mt. Everest is a tall mountain. How tall is it?? Glad you asked.…
Cocktail construction chart
Remember that engineer’s guide to drinks a while back? I think this one…
Traffic gridlock simulation
I hate all things commute- and traffic-related, and it’s probably why I like…
Equality for women and girls, 20-year report
In their continued work on the No Ceilings project, Fathom describes the current…
Find the fastest flight between airports
Flight arrival and departure times are often thought of in terms of “on…
Health data breaches and fines
Sisi Wei and Charles Ornstein for ProPublica highlight reported data breaches to the…
Decline of workers’ compensation
Workers’ Compensation, a promise to pay medical bills and some of your wages…
Impact of vaccines throughout history
Not that anyone who does not vaccinate their kids cares, but Tynan DeBold…