Visualization

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

How Consumers Around the World Spend Their Money

This pseudo-map graphic from The New York Times shows how consumers in different…

How Eating Ice Cream and Feeling Gross Leads to Alcholism

This stream of consciousness video (below) from Current is complete with animated infographics…

OneGeology Wants to Be Geological Equivalent of Google Maps

There’s lots of free geographical data about what’s going on at the surface…

See the World Through SimCity’s Eyes – One Up On OnionMap

Michael comments, “Onionmap is nothing when compared to this Chinese site…They’ve practically mapped…

Interactive Graph Visualization System – Skyrails

Skyrails is an interactive graph visualization system that looks a lot like a…

Flowchart Shows You What to Say During Sex

This flowchart shows you what to say during private time with your special…

How to Create a Real-Time Web Traffic Map for Your Site

I just released Visitr. Now you can create a real-time web traffic visualization for your own site or blog.

Tracking Hurricane Gustav – How Hard is it Going to Hit?

Stamen has taken a step towards the concrete with their recent Hurricane Tracker…

How Open Should Open Source Data Visualization Be?

Is releasing my code the best thing to do for myself and the community or is it worth keeping some things private?

Look at My Neato Lollipop Chart – Widgenie

As some commented on an earlier post, FusionCharts provides an easy way for…

Plummeting Infographics from I.O.U.S.A – A Nation in Debt

I haven’t seen I.O.U.S.A. yet, but from the online bonus clips, it looks…

History’s Greatest Journeys – Wanderlust from GOOD

GOOD Magazine, in collaboration with Graham Roberts, maps the most famous journeys in…

Amusing Disney Org Chart – From Walt on Down

I’m not sure how old this Disney org chart is, but I’m guessing…

Fleshmap: Studies of Desire – Touch, Look, and Listen

Fleshmap is a new project by Martin Wattenberg and Fernanda Viégas that explores…

Physical Graphs as Critique on American Culture

These wooden graphs by Joshua Callaghan show uh, something on the left and…

3 Worthwhile Alternatives to the Pie Chart

A while back I asked what you wanted to see more of on…

Tell Stories With Interactive Timelines from Dipity

Timelines, much like calendars, can be used to show changes over time in…

Is There a Market for Premium Online Data Visualization?

Visualization is coming out of the research lab and stepping into the market.