Visualization

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

Typewriter installation remembers killed journalists

Julian Koschwitz uses a typewriter linked to data from the Committee to Protect…

America Revealed on PBS

I’m not sure how I missed this, but PBS’s America Revealed, which has…

Meshu makes physical objects with your location

Location data typically stays within the realm of online maps and digital check-ins,…

Walt Disney: Story of Menstruation

A previously banned Disney cartoon on menstruation. So informative. [Thanks, Kevin]…

Sky map

I’m a little dense when it comes to astronomy, but I think I…

Network diagrams simplified

Network diagrams are notoriously messy. Even a small number of nodes can be…

Tornado tracks

John Nelson of IDV Solutions put 56 years worth of tornadoes on a…

Even simple charts can tell a story

Regardless of your politics, this chart is a great example of how data…

Which nations consume the most water?

This Scientific American article by Mark Fischetti and infographic by Jen Christiansen detail…

Image compositing in TileMill

TileMill is a tool that makes it easy to create interactive maps. Soon…

Manuel Lima’s animated talk

Wow, Manuel Lima, Senior UX Designer at Bing, got through a world of…

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…