Visualization
Showing the stories in data through statistics, design, aesthetics, and code.
Art reproduction incongruencies
When you think art reproduction, you probably think of something that looks almost…
A century of deaths and a lot of fake blood
Rather than bars, bubbles, and dots, Clara Kayser-Bril, Nicolas Kayser-Bril, and Marion Kotlarski…
Stats of the Union tells health stories in America
Stats of the Union, the new Fathom-produced iPad app, maps the status of…
Where the water resources are and where they go
Designer David Wicks compares rainfall against water consumption in his thesis project Drawing…
One man’s travel patterns – Atlas of the Habitual
FInding himself in a new town, with a new job, Tim Clark started…
Reactions to the death of a terrorist
On the announcement of Osama Bin Laden’s death, there was a mixed reaction…
Oil spill amounts in perspective
On the one-year anniversary of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, designer Chris Harmon…
Perceived vs. actual country rankings
Lisa Strausfeld, in collaboration with GE, compares perceived country rankings and actual ones.…
Tweets per second during Bin Laden announcement
As I listened to my young neighbors run around the parking lot chanting,…
Women’s dress sizes demystified
Women’s clothing sizes have always confused me. My wife always has to try…
New York Times R&D Lab explores how news is shared and read with Project Cascade
For online publications, it’s useful to know how people share links to articles…
History of detainees at Guantánamo
On January 11, 2002 the first detainees arrived at Guantánamo. On January 22,…
Water changes everything in motion graphics
In the most recent media push for Charity: Water, a video of motion…
Art, science, and cartography
Similar discussions going on in the cartography branch among UW Madison geography folks.…
