Visualization

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

The Art of Data Visualization

PBS Off Book’s recent episode is on “the art of data visualization.” It…

Sensory augmentation device

We’ve seen plenty of augmented reality where you put on some digitally-enabled glasses…

Vector tiles

MapBox implemented vector tiles for both scalability and flexibility. “MapBox has developed an…

Meteorites seen falling since 2500BC visualized

About 35,000 meteorites have been recorded since 2500 BC, and a little over…

A quarter century of satellite imagery

In collaboration between USGS, NASA and TIME, Google released a quarter century of…

Coaches are highest paid public employees

Deadspin made a straightforward map that shows the highest paid public employee in…

Ratings of TV shows over time

The quality of television shows follow all kinds of patterns. Some shows stink…

Making the game of thrones visualization

Jerome Cukier describes the process behind making his Game of Thrones interactive.…

An exploration of recurring jokes on Arrested Development

Watch Arrested Development enough and you start to realize there are a lot…

Map of live Wikipedia changes

On Wikipedia, there are constant edits by people around the world. You can…

Geography of hate against gays, races, and the disabled

In a follow-up to their map of racist tweets towards Barack Obama, the…

Cicada insects out to play after 17 years

This is my first time hearing about this, probably because it only happens…

Geoguessr

GeoGuessr is a game of location. It plops you somewhere in the world…

Creating a hexagonal cartogram

How to create a hexagonal cartogram using a combination of ArcGIS, Python, and…

Exploration of how much geography is needed in metro maps

Terrence Fradet of Fathom Information Design ponders whether metro maps suffer or benefit…

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…