Visualization

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

Adults with college degrees, over time

The Chronicle of Higher Education lets you explore the percentage of adults with…

What your state is the worst at – United States of shame

In a survey of rankings from a variety of sources, Pleated Jeans maps…

Dexter’s victims through season five

DeviantArt user dehahs, who seems to enjoy making graphics based on fiction (see…

Map: United States of surnames

Mina Liu and Oliver Uberti for National Geographic examine the most common surnames…

Map of scientific collaboration between researchers

In the spirit of the well-circulated Facebook friendship map by Paul Butler, research…

Where people swear in the United States

Cartographer Daniel Huffman has a look at swearing in the United States, according…

Growth and usage of foursquare in 2010

Foursquare has a look at their usage in 2010. I bet you were…

Explore your LinkedIn network visually with InMaps

LinkedIn has been having some fun with their data lately. They opened up…

Visual analysis of ‘I Have a Dream’ speech

Nancy Duarte of Duarte Design has a look at Martin Luther King, Jr.’s…

Flight safety-esque beer pong guide

It’s Friday. You might need this vintage-looking guide on how to play beer…

State of Wikipedia, 10 years later

In their most recent video (below) to their “State of…” series, JESS3 takes…

How Starbucks’ new Trenta compares to your stomach

Starbucks recently announced their next size up from 591-milliliter Venti: the Trenta. It’s…

Open thread: Is this map too confusing?

This map, a collaboration between Good and Gregory Hubacek, shows three metrics from…

Size of the Universe

Because you can never get enough videos to remind you how tiny you…

In investing, timing is everything

When you invest in stocks, it’s not just what you invest in, but…

Haiti’s earthquake in context

Haiti’s earthquake in 2010 was by far the most devastating in a long…

Aerial photos of destruction in Haiti, one year later

In memory of the devastating earthquake that hit Haiti one year ago on…

Mapping and documenting a year of travels

Cartographer Andy Woodruff documents all the places he goes, resulting in the pretty…