Visualization
Showing the stories in data through statistics, design, aesthetics, and code.
Drying of the Aral Sea and its source rivers
NPR reports on the drying Central Asia water sources. The Aral Sea has…
People moving towards political affiliation
For NYT Upshot, Ronda Kaysen and Ethan Singer compared current voter registration data…
Uniform flair on the rise in NBA basketball games
In NBA basketball, the home team used to almost always wear a white…
Election ad views for Democrats and Republicans
For NYT Opinion, Gus Wezerek compared ad views per household:
To figure out…
World map of tides
From Dave Taylor, this world map shows tidal ranges, from microtidal to macrotidal:…
Which campaign people donate more to, by ZIP code
Using a combination of Federal Election Commission filings and voter registration, the Washington…
Micro-communities that might decide the election
For NYT Opinion, Patrick Ruffini, with graphics by Quoctrung Bui and Aileen Clarke,…
Abortion mazes to represent the complexity of abortion access
Speaking of grid maps and abortion access, Jan Diehm and Michelle Pera-McGhee, for…
Legality of abortion pills in each state
For the Washington Post, N. Kirkpatrick and Szu Yu Chen describe the legality…
Visual explainer for the thrilling game of Crokinole
From Russell Samora for The Pudding, “Crokinole is like a mashup of shuffleboard…
How Americans vote in each state
Some states have almost completely moved to voting by mail or early voting,…
Scale of buildings destroyed in Gaza
Damage assessments from UNOSAT estimate that 66% of structures in Gaza are damaged…
Scoring climate, conflict, and vulnerability around the world
In an effort to measure and highlight risks globally, the German Federal Foreign…
Increasing time spent at home
For NYT’s the Upshot, Ronda Kaysen and Alicia Parlapiano highlight analysis by Patrick…
Presidential campaign target states, since 1952
We mostly hear about a handful of swing states these days, as presidential…
Who gets shipped in fan fiction
The Pudding examines who gets shipped, which means a pairing of characters in…
Restaurant preferences via campaign spending
For WP’s Department of Data, Kati Perry and Adrián Blanco examine campaign spending…
