Visualization

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

Multiracial people counted in the census

Using unit charts, NPR shows the number of people who identify with each…

Race and ethnicity map of dots

CNN goes with the dot density map for their first pass on the…

Shift in white population vs. people of color

The New York Times go with the angled arrows to show the shifts…

Maps of racial population change

Using their peaks and valleys metaphor, The Washington Post shows the shift in…

Procedurally generated fish drawings

Lingdong Huang’s project fishdraw seems straightforward on the surface. You go to the…

How countries ranked by Olympic medal counts

Ranking countries by medal count change depending on how much value you place…

Where America is expanding in developed areas

Zach Levitt and Jess Eng for The Washington Post mapped newly developed areas…

Visualizing GitHub repos

Most people are familiar with the file-and-folder view. Sort alphabetically, date, or file…

Olympic champions versus past Olympians

With the 2020 Olympics wrapped up, The New York Times raced this year’s…

Age range of Olympians

Bonnie Berkowitz and Artur Galocha go with the strip plot to show the…

Science behind running fast vs. running far

From The New York Times, the combination of video, motion graphics, and charts,…

Visual guide to redistricting

Gerrymandering continues to be an important thread that I think many people still…

Decline of U.S. vaccination rate compared against Europe’s

Elian Peltier and Josh Holder for The New York Times highlight the vaccination…

Comparison of Biden infrastructure plan and updated bipartisan plan

Aatish Bhatia and Quoctrung Bui for NYT’s The Upshot made the comparison using…

How time use changed in 2020

Ben Casselman and Ella Koeze for The New York Times compared time use…

Rate of change in Covid-19 cases

We’re all familiar with the Covid-19 line charts that show cases over time,…

Olympic medal tracker

The Bloomberg medal tracker is fun to look at. I think the graphics…

Calculating swim speeds

The New York Times charted speed ranks during the women’s 4×100 freestyle relay.…