Visualization
Showing the stories in data through statistics, design, aesthetics, and code.
How a Trip to the Dentist Got Me Thinking About Open Data
When you're given bad information, it's hard not to feel cheated. Here's what happened to me.
Mapping Google Access Data from (suit)men
A very pink map displaying real-time data shows us that maps can be entertaining.
A Primer on Information and Data Visualization
There's a nice data visualization 101-type post over at We Make Money Not Art.
New Hampshire Graphic from The Times
This graphic is from The New York Times graphics department. It matches the…
8 Reasons Why I Do Not Like Data360
Data360, the online social data application, clearly doesn't compare against similar sites like Many Eyes and Swivel. Data360 is clunky, difficult to use, confusing, and undeveloped.
Sit Back and Relax with Casual Information Visualization
Zachary Pousman et al. write in their paper Casual Information Visualization: Depictions of…
Names Mentioned in Debates by Major Presidential Candidates
As usual, The New York Times graphics department churns out another useful graphic. This time it's in network diagram form.
Man Takes a Picture of Himself Every Day for 6 Years
Noah Kalina took a picture of himself every day for six years (and…
One Day in the Life of the Average American
Time Magazine’s multimedia section has a fun, little piece showing some statistics for…
Three Designers, a Statistician, and Migration Inflows Data
After two weeks at Visualizar, I’m back in the United States. It’s good…
San Francisco Police Department Incident Reporting and Analysis Tool
I came across the San Francisco Police Department Incident and Reporting Tool, and…
News Flowing Through Moveable Type at The New York Times Building
Every day during the summer I walked past “Moveable Type” in The New…
Many Eyes Now Has Better Mapping Visualization
Many Eyes now has more detailed mapping functionality with the help of ESRI…
US Demographics Visualizer Using Virtual Earth
While on the topic of maps here’s a Microsoft Virtual Earth mashup —…
Watch the Money Clock to See What You’ve Earned
Despite being surrounded with ads, this money clock was kind of, um, interesting.…
Competitive Edge Explorer to Display Demographics
The Competitive Edge Explorer is a mapping project from the MIT Laboratory for…
A Magazine Dedicated Entirely to Visualizing Something Useful
GOOD Magazine is “media for people who give a damn.”
While so much…
How Do You Visualize Time in a Drawing?
Icastic has a fun (and growing) collection of (currently) 247 hand-drawings from contributors…
