Visualization

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

On Maps with Michal Migurski

Michal Migurski talks online mapping on the Data Stories podcast. Some history and…

Orbiting planets found by NASA Kepler mission

The Kepler mission by NASA has discovered more than 100 planets that orbit…

Shot charts show evolution of Lebron James

With the start of the NBA playoffs tomorrow, it’s worth coming back to…

Time-lapse: Package shipped with a hidden camera

Designer Ruben van der Vleuten was curious about the shipping process, so he…

Fictional villains chart

No comment necessary. [Thanks, Tom]…

Wealth distribution in America

This video clearly describes the distribution of wealth in America using a set…

Crosslet

Crosslet is “a free small (22k without dependencies) JavaScript widget for interactive visualisation…

Visualizing the Paris metro system

Data visualization group Dataveyes looks closer at the Paris metro system from a…

Locations of every photo from International Space Station

Over the last 12 years, astronauts have taken a lot of pictures from…

Doing good with data

Periscopic founders Kim Rees and Dino Citraro spoke with Co.Design on what makes…

Personal space per person in various countries

How much space is there per person in different countries? Andrew Bergmann for…

Analysis of baseball ticket pricing

If you’ve ever looked at ticket prices for sporting events, you probably noticed…

Map: Travel safety by country

As summer rolls around here on this side of the planet, CBC News…

Distance to Mars

Long distances (and big numbers) can be difficult grasp. Designers Jesse Williams and…

Wall shelf represents water in snowpack

Melting snowpacks feed into streams and rivers and serve as a source of…

How a cab driver makes money

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, cab drivers and chauffeurs make a…

The fallacy of new cartography

Cartographer Kenneth Field argues that mapping on the Web isn’t really new. The…

An experimental map service using 3-D data

For the past few months, Stamen Design has been working with 3-D data…