Visualization

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

Where you would feel richer and poorer

New to me, Bloomberg has an interactive by Claire Ballentine and Charlie Wells…

Wildfire risk for buildings in Los Angeles

As we have learned in recent weeks, even when homes seem far away…

Expectations of adulthood as a child vs. actual adulthood

xkcd charted topics that seemed like they’d come up often with grown ups…

Imagining a multiparty system in the US

In the United States, a two-party system means that candidates, who are supposed…

Distribution of days that were hotter than average

BBC went with the gradient-filled frequency trails to show the distribution of daily…

Earth was hotter than ever, again

This is some good step charting by Mira Rojanasakul for the New York…

Fighting fire from the sky

For Reuters, Simon Scarr, Vijdan Mohammad Kawoosa, and Sudev Kiyada use flight data…

Visual guide to the wildfire damage

The Guardian provides a visual guide to the damage in Los Angeles with…

Phases of the Moon, visually explained

Bartosz Ciechanowski used his style of interactive essay, with many sliders, graphics, and…

Palisades fire, seen from above

Sentinel-2 satellite of the European Space Agency captured an image of the Palisades…

Wind flow patterns over Los Angeles

Based on data from NOAA, the New York Times shows the direction and…

Hot winds fueling the fires

The Washington Post illustrates how air flows from the Great Basin, over the…

Map of active wildfires in California

This California wildfires map from Los Angeles Times shows an up-to-date status in…

Social media app preferences of young teenagers

Pew Research published their annual report on what social media U.S. 13- to…

Drug overdose deaths seen in a generation

For NYT’s the Upshot, Josh Katz, Margot Sanger-Katz, and Nick Thieme report on…

January 6 defendants, a breakdown

1,580 people were charged with federal crimes for the riot at the U.S.…

Tracking the effects of Congestion Pricing in New York

In an effort to reduce traffic, New York launched a program that charges…

Where and when to travel

Bloomberg put together a list of places to visit in 2025. Most of…