Visualization

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

Putting today into perspective

When you focus on all the small events and decisions that happen throughout…

YouTube Trends map shows most popular videos by region

I don’t know about you, but when I go to YouTube, I check…

Map shows street quality in Los Angeles

Nevermind the horrible traffic in Los Angeles, where it takes a several hours…

Color signatures for classic novels

Jaz Parkinson made color signatures for classic novels. Basically, mentions of colors were…

Geographic Bounding Boxes

Geographic Bounding Boxes. A trivial task in a 2-D space, but tricker on…

Glowing landscape shows river history

The poster by Daniel E. Coe shows the life-like historical flows of the…

Fixing bus routes using mobile data

In parts of the world where there are few smartphones and GPS-enabled devices,…

Lego minifigure taxonomy

There are over 4,000 Lego minifigure characters ranging from plumbers and judges to…

History of San Francisco street names mapped

Where do street names come from? Sometimes there’s actual history behind a name,…

A thorough Facebook analysis by Stephen Wolfram

Stephen Wolfram analyzed the Facebook world, based on anonymized data from the Wolfram|Alpha…

Stop motion video: Food you can buy for $5 in different countries

This stop motion video from BuzzFeed shows how much food you can buy…

Visualization as Process

Jer Thorp describes visualization as process rather than a tool or a product.…

Flowchart for movie time travel

Mr. Dalliard provides this handy flowchart to organize time travel movies. And yes,…

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]…