Visualization

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

Where the tourists really flock

A couple of weeks ago you saw Eric Fischer’s maps of Flickr photos…

Review: Data Flow 2, Visualizing Information in Graphic Design

Note: The review copy I received is in French. Unfortunately, I only understand…

Europe’s web of debt

While the US has its own problems with debt somewhere in the range…

San Francisco crime mapped as elevation

Doug McCune maps San Francisco crime in 2009 as if it were elevation.…

Protovis 3.2 released – more examples and layouts

The most recent version of Protovis, the open-source visualization library that uses JavaScript…

Track the 2010 MTV Movie Awards

Excited about the 2010 MTV Movie Awards? Yeah, me neither. But if you…

How little musicians earn online

You’ve heard about the struggling musician. It’s a tough business. How tough is…

Poverty in late 19th century London

Alice Rawsthorn for The New York Times reports on Charles Booth’s London poverty…

BP oil spill if it were where you live

If it Was My Home is a simple but effective concept. Enter your…

Data Life of the Future

It’s fun to imagine the future. Every few months, someone takes a stab…

Uber detailed London map satire

Stephen Walter’s The Island looks like an ordinary map of London from afar.…

Charting the radio top 40

BBC Radio 1 takes a shot at displaying the top 40 chart visually…

How our laws are made

It takes a lot of work for a bill to become a law.…

Pulp Fiction timeline

In case you were confused by the Pulp Fiction storyline, dehahs has plotted…

Overhaul of New York subway map

The ever-popular New York subway map is getting some work done, and will…

Iraq and Afghanistan casualities, home and away

In a collaboration between CNN and Stamen Design, Home and Away offers a…

Current tracks and visualizes memes

It’s not easy keeping up with what’s going on around the Web. Trending…

Elastic Lists code open-sourced

Moritz Stefaner, whose work we’ve seen a few times here on FD, just…