Visualization

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

Diagram of watercolors from the 17th century

In 1692, artist A. Boogert published a guide to watercolors, showing the thousands…

Mapping the boundaries of history

While geographic boundaries can often seem like a semi-static thing, they’ve changed a…

Pie charts of dogs

John Rich made pie charts of dog body proportions. This is very important.…

Shifting flight paths for wealthy Russians

For The New York Times, Pablo Robles, Anton Troianovski, and Agnes Chang mapped…

Possible lead exposure around small airports

Thousands of smaller airplanes are still allowed to use leaded fuel, which can…

Cumulative 3-pointers for the Splash Brothers

Tonight is game six of the NBA Finals. If the Golden State Warriors…

Hands-On Data Visualization, an open-access book on interactive visualization for beginners

Hands-On Data Visualization, by Jack Dougherty and Ilya Ilyankou, is an open-access book…

Different languages, but similar information rates

Christophe Coupé and company analyzed speech rate (on the left) across different languages,…

Map of closest airports everywhere

This fun interactive map by William B. Davis shows you the ten closest…

Browser share over time

James Eagle used an animated donut chart to show browser share from 1996…

History of heat records in major U.S. cities

Matt Daniels and Russell Goldenberg for The Pudding are tracking heat records in…

Garbage in space

There are thousands of satellites that orbit Earth, with about half of them…

Maps of noise

Karim Douïeb, in collaboration with Possible, mapped noise in Paris, New York, and…

Calculating the new cost of your summer road trip

With gas prices a lot higher than usual, Júlia Ledur, Leslie Shapiro, and…

Examination of songs after virality on TikTok

Vox, in collaboration with The Pudding, looked at what happens when a song…

Interest levels for political issues mapped

To estimate public interest in the many political issues across the United States,…

Election modeling explained

In election reporting, there’s a gap between real-time results and final results, so…

U.S. still the outlier for gun homicide rate

This chart from The New York Times, based on estimates from Our World…