Visualization

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

Income ladder for the children of immigrants

You’ve probably seen the moving bubbles that show how something changes over time.…

A lot of galaxies

NASA released an image from the Webb First Deep Field telescope, which shows…

Where there is more livestock than people in the United States

The United States Department of Agriculture provides annual inventory data on livestock, crops,…

Money distribution for streaming music

From the listener perspective, we pay our monthly or annual fees and just…

Shrinking middle-class

Income distribution continues to stretch on the high end and squish on the…

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…