Visualization
Showing the stories in data through statistics, design, aesthetics, and code.
How we describe ourselves, according to online dating profiles
The traditional way to gauge who we are as a country, state, or…
Find everywhere you can go in 15 minutes or less
A lot of the time when making plans to meet up with friends…
Make shaped word clouds with Tagxedo
Love ’em or hate ’em, tag clouds, or the more recent incarnation, Wordles,…
11.3m player deaths visualized in point cloud
Sometimes visualizing everything can turn out beautiful results. It seems to work especially…
Time-lapse of the night sky with the Very Large Telescope
The Very Large Telescope (VLT) in an array of four telescopes operated by…
Why you shouldn’t eat farmed fish – a graphical explanation
Do you know where your fish comes from? Well, yeah, it comes from…
Aaron Koblin on visualizing humanity
Aaron Koblin, Creative Director of Google’s Data Arts team, shares some of the…
Exploring NYT news and its authors
The IBM Visual Communication Lab published their first of what I hope many…
Better Life Index measures well-being across countries
OECD, with the help of Moritz Stefaner and Raureif, promote a well-being index…
A deadly year of tornadoes
As reported by The New York Times, the tornado in Joplin, Missouri, known…
MacGyver recipe book – All 7 seasons of diversions and mischief
Oh. My. God. Fathom Information Design compiles every recipe from the show MacGyver:…
U.S. home prices as opera
Planet Money, a radio show on NPR covering the global economy, loves data,…
Art reproduction incongruencies
When you think art reproduction, you probably think of something that looks almost…
A century of deaths and a lot of fake blood
Rather than bars, bubbles, and dots, Clara Kayser-Bril, Nicolas Kayser-Bril, and Marion Kotlarski…
