Visualization

Showing the stories in data through statistics, design, aesthetics, and code.

Planet and moon resizer

It can be difficult to imagine the scale of planets and moons, because…

Acetaminophen availability around the world

Probublica has a detailed piece on the potential overuse of acetaminophen, commonly known…

OpenStreetMap, the work of individuals visualized

In the continued series of meta-data-driven maps, OpenStreetMap shows the work of individuals…

Sasquatch sightings

Josh Stevens, a PhD candidate at Penn State, mapped 92 years of sasquatch…

D.C. building heights study

Emily Chow and Gene Thorp for The Washington Post explored the change in…

Fashion fingerprints

In a collaborative effort at The New York Times, a Fashion Week browser…

Game map from Grand Theft Auto 5

With just five days left until Grand Theft Auto 5 is out, a…

Treemap art

Ben Shneiderman invented the treemap in the 1990s to visualize the hierarchical contents…

Where NFL quarterbacks throw

Kirk Goldsberry, known for his basketball analysis and shot charts, has applied his…

Crunching the wedding numbers

Weddings are special events where friends and family come together to celebrate, and…

Weather models, a visual comparison

Forecast, one of the best if not the best quick-look weather sites, uses…

Age of city buildings

When we think about the age of cities, it’s common to think of…

London to Brighton train ride, 1953-2013

In 1953, the BBC filmed a train ride from London to Brighton and…

WTF visualizations

There are a lot of poorly conceived graphics that make little sense or…

Etymology and word usage when you ‘define’ with Google

Pro tip: When you Google “define <INSERT WORD HERE>” and open the information…

Playgrounds for everyone

NPR digs into accessible playgrounds, because everyone should get to play. Remember running…

British relationships throughout history

In Kindred Britain, Nicholas Jenkins, Elijah Meeks and Scott Murray provide a visual…

Network of shared flavors

Jan Willem Tulp, for this month’s Scientific American food issue, recreated the flavor…