Visualization

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

The United Kingdom of McDonald’s

In a follow-up to his ever popular McMap that showed distance to the…

Freight railroad mergers

Not many people ride the train anymore, but a lot of inventory is…

Breast cancer conversations

With Breast Cancer Awareness Month coming up in October, data visualization firm Periscopic…

Last.fm scrobbles as calendar heat map

Martin Dittus, a former Last.fm employee, grabbed listening data for staff, moderators, and…

Girl Scout cookie pie chart

With Girl Scout cookie season around the corner, Wired pies it up with…

Cost of 9/11

This Sunday will be 10 years since the attacks on September 11. Amanda…

Classroom seating habits

In college, I was one of those guys who sat in the back…

Five years of Kiva lending and borrowing

Kiva, the microfinance site, lets you give small loans to people around the…

Evolution of the Web

In celebration of Chrome’s third birthday, Google teamed up with Hyperakt and Vizzuality…

Getting around Chicago in 30 minutes or less

When you’re deciding on a place to live in a new place, it’s…

Price of weed

I was raised to always find the best deal whenever I bought anything.…

Generic terms for streams mapped

The names of places can say a lot about a geographic area. Derek…

Steve Jobs patents

Steve Jobs stepped down as CEO of Apple yesterday, and one of the…

Who owns the beer

When you walk the beer aisle at the grocery store, there are lots…

Growth of newspapers across the United States

The Rural West Initiative and the Bill Lane Center for the American West…

Mobile patent lawsuits

Mike Bostock visualizes mobile patent lawsuits, improving on a graphic from Thomson Reuters…

Google Map Maker edits in real-time

Google Map Maker is a simple tool that lets you draw your own…

The Sexperience 1000 shows a (statistical) view of what goes on in the bedroom

The bedroom is a private place, and what goes on in the bedroom…