Visualization
Showing the stories in data through statistics, design, aesthetics, and code.
NSF Announces 2009 Visualization Contest Winners
The National Science Foundation announced the 2009 winners of their annual visualization challenge.…
Review: The Wall Street Journal Guide to Information Graphics
Add another book to the growing library of guides on how to make information graphics the right way. Dona M. Wong provides the dos and don'ts of data presentation.
Road to Recovery – Is the Recovery Act working?
The Obama administration just posted a graph showing monthly job loss from December…
Build Online Visualization for Free with Tableau Public
Tableau Software, popular for making data more accessible, mainly in the business sector,…
Watching the Pulse of the Olympics on Twitter
The Olympics are in full swing, so of course Twitter is abuzz with…
Math Functions in the Real World
RIT student Nikki Graziano photographs math functions in the real world. Some are…
Track Mouse Activity On Your Computer
Anatoly Zenkov provides this nifty tool (Mac and PC) to track your mouse…
Excessively Labeled Airplane Tells You Where the Big Cheese Sits
In case the in-flight pamphlet isn’t enough for you, everything on this Kulula…
Future of Employment in the Decade Ahead
NPR shows projected employment changes from 2008 to 2018. Large circles represent major…
The Most Efficient Way to Type
Are you using the most efficient typing technique or are your fingers jumping…
Obama’s Budget Proposal and Incorrect Forecasts
President Obama announced his 2011 budget proposal. How does it compare to last…
Flickr Group Treats – January 2010
I started the FlowingData Flickr group a little while ago, but didn’t come…
Save pens. Use Garamond font
Designers Matt Robinson and Tom Wrigglesworth looked at ink usage of some commonly-used…
Beatles Music in Infographics
I’m sure a lot of you love The Beatles. I’m not a huge…
The 2009 Feltron Annual Report – OCD Made Sexy
Nicholas Felton’s personal annual report on his life is now up. For those…
Dropped Food. Should You Eat it?
Since you’ll be trying every single drink recipe in the engineer’s guide this…
Data.gov.uk Gearing Up For Launch, er, Does Launch
Update: I had scheduled this post for next week, but apparently, Data.gov.uk launched…
