Visualization
Showing the stories in data through statistics, design, aesthetics, and code.
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…
London to Brighton train ride, 1953-2013
In 1953, the BBC filmed a train ride from London to Brighton and…
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…
Learn to make animated information graphics
Graham Roberts, a graphics and multimedia editor at The New York Times, is…
Where non-English language is spoken in the US →
Dan Keating and Darla Cameron for the Washington Post mapped commonly used languages…
Map shows illegal activity in San Francisco Chinatown, from 1885
From the David Rumsey map collection, the detailed map of San Francisco Chinatown…
Extensive timelines of slang for genitalia
The title says it all. Jonathon Green, a slang lexicographer, has two new…
Beach Boys vocals visualized
Alexander Chen visualized “You Still Believe in Me” by the Beach Boys.
This…
Seeking a career in visualization
Some readers asked about career choices in visualization recently, and I was about…
