Infographics

Telling stories with data and graphics.

Futures in literature from the past

After seeing a timeline on future events as described in novels, designer Giorgia…

Exploration of Hewlett grants

Since 2000, the Hewlett Foundation has made over 7,000 grants summing $3.86 billion,…

All possible paths to the White House

With the election tomorrow, Mike Bostock and Shan Carter for the New York…

Urine wheel to diagnose disease

Some days you take a whiff it’s easy: “Yep. Definitely had asparagus last…

History of Earth in 24-hour clock

I’m not sure where this is originally from, but I found it on…

Review: The Functional Art

Alberto Cairo’s newly translated book on information graphics, The Functional Art, is a…

Words used at the National Conventions

The elections season is in full swing, and the New York Times graphics…

Evolution of video game controllers

From the department of old-but-new-to-me, Pop Chart Lab charted the evolution of video…

Portal 2 timelines

I’ve never played Portal 2 (or the first), but I suspect some of…

Track and field Olympic performances in perspective

We’ve been hearing Olympic records rattled off for the past week, but it’s…

Was an Olympic record set today?

From the Guardian US, a simple site that tells you if a record…

Olympic event nuances explained

A lot of Olympic events are over and done with in a few…

Swimsuit technology and breaking world records

The Washington Post has a fine graphic on swimming world records and the…

Evolution of the Formula One car, animated

Animator and illustrator Rufus Blacklock animated 60 years of Formula One race car…

The Higgs Boson explained by PhD Comics

Don’t know what the Higgs Boson is (or even how to pronounce it)?…

Electricity bill redesigned

The electricity bill (or all utility bills, really) haven’t changed much over the…

The Louis C.K. pain chart

Vulture illustrated the subtle changes in Louis C.K.’s face to express varying levels…

Growth of the basketball uniform

In the 1960s, the basketball uniform was about small, tight shorts and form-fitting…