Visualization

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

Updated OECD Better Life index

The OECD’s Better Life Index which debuted last year to much fanfare has…

The U.K. energy consumption guide

I’m a sucker for anything cute and bubbly, and the U.K. Energy Consumption…

Not so good use of pie charts

I warned Nathan that I was going to drop a pie bomb on…

Relational ornaments

Gundega Strautmane, a Latvian textile artist and designer, visualizes social and physical networks…

Good use of pie charts

This Wall Street Journal graphic shows who’s selling (or sold) a percentage of…

Is the filibuster unconstitutional?

Washington Post’s Ezra Klein busts on the filibuster. Gone are the days of…

The Facebook Offering: How It Compares

The New York Times does it again with this succinct look at tech…

Montana can’t sleep

Help is a drug company that offers you less. Less active ingredients, less…

The Descriptive Camera

The unassuming little Descriptive Camera made me rethink data. This project by Matt…

What is missing?

What is Missing? by Maya Lin seeks to raise awareness about the mass…

ITP Spring Show: Iraq war and diabetes visualizations

Yesterday I visited the ever popular NYU ITP bi-annual show which is a…

Global shipping network

Nicolas Rapp dives into the patterns and growth of worldwide shipping in a…

Stop motion music video

Music visualization with stop motion board games. You can’t go wrong. [via @jcukier]…

Gay rights in the United States, by state

Gay rights vary across states and by region. The Guardian US interactive team…

Neighborhood boundaries based on social media activity

Researchers at the School of Computer Science at Carnegie Mellon University investigate the…

An era of human-affected Earth

Welcome to Anthropocene: Scientific concepts like the Anthropocene, planetary boundaries and planetary stewardship…

Minecraft server connections

I’ve never played Minecraft, but maybe this map showing live server connections means…

Titanic infographics from 1912

With the Titanic anniversary this year, Chiqui Esteban dug up graphics back from…