Visualization

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

Balance Life With the Media Diet Pyramid

In the August issue of Wired are the New Rules for Highly Evolved…

Pepsi and Coca-Cola Logo Design Over the Past Hundred Years

There have actually been some subtle changes in the Coca-Cola logo but not…

Mapping Crime in Oxford Over Time

Mentorn Media and Cimex Media, on behalf of BBC, explore crime patterns in…

Choose Your Own Adventure – Most Likely You’ll Die

Remember those choose your own adventure books that you used to read as…

How People in America Spend Their Day

From Shan Carter, Amanda Cox, Kevin Quealy, and Amy Schoenfeld of The New…

What Britain Has Eaten the Past Three Decades

The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) keeps an archive of…

Track Presidential Approval Ratings and Compare to Past

From William Couch, Kristen Novak, Michelle Price and Joshua Hatch of USA Today,…

Step-by-Step Guide On How to Get Shot by the Sartorialist

The Sartorialist is a unique fashion blog that highlights people’s hot styles on…

Watch the Ebb and Flow of Melbourne Trains

Similar to other visualizations showing location (e.g. Cabspotting, Britain From Above), this one…

Compare What Your Senators and Reps are Talking About With Congress Speaks

There’s a lot of talking in congressional meetings, but what are your state…

Animated Infographics for the Eat Local, Eat Real Campaign

I love food. I love infographics. Put them together, and this is what…

Suicides by Location on the Golden Gate Bridge

This graphic from SF Gate is a good four years old, well before…

Gauge Your Distraction While You Text and Drive in the Distracted Driving Game

From Gabriel Dance, Tom Jackson, and Aaron Pilhofer of the New York Times…

Three Ingredients to Make the Perfect Business

Thanks to Jessica Hagy and her Indexed project, we’ve seen lots of graphs…

Death and Taxes Poster 2010 – 50% Off for FlowingData Readers

Jess Bachman of WallStats just released his annual Death and Taxes Poster for…

Comparing the Human and Chimpanzee Genomes

As part of the Explore Evolution exhibit at the University of Nebraska State…

Why Are Cheap Airlines So Cheap?

5W Graphics, whose work you’ve seen by now, compares lower-cost airlines to “regular”…

How Does the Average Consumer Spend His Money?

Add another graphic to the list of ways to show consumer spending. Visual…