Visualization

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

Gas Prices Over Time, 2000-2006

While on the subject of gas prices, Foreign Policy has a graph of…

America Wins in Petrol Consumption per Day

A very simple graph from The Economist (spiced up a bit with a…

Visualization of Taste Explosions from Ratatouille

By now, I’m sure everyone has heard of Pixar’s most recent movie, Ratatouille.…

History Over Space and Time

As a representation of history over time and space, Maps of War does…

Twittervision Adds a Third Dimension

Twittervision is a Google Maps mashup using the Twitter RSS feed. As people…

Difficulty Visualizing Social Networks

We need to interact with others. We crave connections with friends and strangers.…

Proof is in the Picture of Data

Akamai is a technology company that deals with routing and online business. They…

Focus Cloud: Tag Cloud with a Twist

Everyone’s familiar with tag clouds, but Aaron Bassett put a slight twist to…

Increasing Energy Awareness Through Design

The folks with STATIC!, a project led by the Interactive Institute in Switzerland,…