Visualization

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

Absurd trolly problems

You’ve probably heard of the trolley problem, a thought experiment that imagines a…

Imagining carbon food labels

By purchasing certain foods, we make decisions about the carbon footprint from the…

Wildfires caused by fireworks

It’s Independence Day here in the United States, which means there will be…

Analysis of compound curse words used on Reddit

As you know, Reddit is typically a sophisticated place of kind and pleasant…

Football field to show population change in the UK

The Office for National Statistics for the UK published an interactive to show…

Visualising Knowledge

Visualising Knowledge is an open book from PBL Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency, based…

Active shooter endings

For The New York Times, Larry Buchanan and Lauren Leatherby used Sankey diagrams…

Increased distance to the nearest clinic

With Roe vs. Wade in place, there were areas in the United States…

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…