Visualization
Showing the stories in data through statistics, design, aesthetics, and code.
Wear the weather as a bracelet
We all know that data is the new sexy, so it’s only natural…
What your email says about your finances
This graphic shows average debt categorized by email provider. Average age for Gmail…
The Growing Plague that is Spam
Spam sucks. We all hate it, but no matter how good the filter,…
Poll: What do you mostly use visualization for?
We use visualization for a lot of different things, and its purpose varies…
Notes from Interactive Infographics #interinfo #sxsw
Yesterday was the Interactive Infographics panel at South by Southwest, and if Twitter…
Use your skills to help others
Designer Christopher Harrell talks about, with a dose of various embedded graphics, pointing…
Statistical Atlas from the ninth Census in 1870
In 1870, Francis Walker oversaw publication of the United States' very first Statistical Atlas, based on data from the ninth Census.
Challenge: Let’s do something with these 3-D pyramids
The government recommends a diet for healthy living, but there are billions of dollars of lopsided subsidies. Interesting point. Funky presentation.
Review: We Feel Fine (the book) by Kamvar and Harris
We Feel Fine, by Sep Kamvar and Jonathan Harris, is a selection of some of the best entries from the database of 12 million emotions, along with some insights into the growing dataset.
What burger chain reigns supreme?
In a follow up to his McDonald’s map, Stephen Von Worley of Weather…
Canada: the country that pees together stays together
EPCOR, the water utility company that runs the fountains up in Edmonton, Canada…
Looking Inside a Bus Routing Algorithm
In an effort to put transit data from the Toronto Transit Committee to…
Edward Tufte will serve on Recovery Independent Advisory Panel
Big news for all you Edward Tufte fanboys and girls. He will be…
Where Bars Trump Grocery Stores
FloatingSheep, a fun geography blog, looks at the beer belly of America. One…
The State of the Internet
From JESS3 is this video on the state of the internet. It’s essentially…
