Visualization

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

Naval mine mechanics illustrated

Iran is starting to deploy mines in the Strait of Hormuz. For the…

Africa by Toto with the lyrics switched out for the countries

You’re probably familiar with the song “Africa” by Toto. This version, by There…

Shades of a lunar eclipse

There was a total lunar eclipse on March 3, 2026. From Michala Garrison…

Pokemon tree of life

Pokemon is in its 30th year of existence. The Straits Times visualized the…

Bird search patterns

By Nadieh Bremer with Emily Barone, this is a charming piece on the…

Maps and charts for what is happening in Iran

Reuters Graphics has a feed of maps and charts for updates on Iran.…

Mapping what makes us happy

In 2017, researchers asked study participants via MTurk to list three happy moments…

Oil supply chain slowdown

The New York Times mapped the traffic difference at the Strait of Hormuz,…

Marine traffic through the Strait of Hormus

Normally there is a steady flow of ships through the strait, but when…

Drones and modern warfare in Ukraine

With hundreds of thousands of Ukrainian drone flights every month, countries have had…

Release your lantern

In celebration of the lunar new year, many people release a lantern into…

Unusual luck for streamers in the crypto casino Stake

For Businessweek, Cecilia D’Anastasio, Olivia Solon, and Leon Yin analyzed the unusual luck…

Famous chess matches visualized as 3-D wireframes

Imagine points for each piece on a chessboard. They move to x-y positions…

Visual catalog of Isotype examples

Isotype, or International System of Typographic Picture Education, is a picture language used…

Illustrated engineering in everyday objects

Mechanical Pencil is a project by Bryan Macomber that illustrates the mechanical bits…

Mysteries of women’s clothing sizes

The challenges continue for women who want clothes that fit properly. For the…

Map of countries aligning with China

Using an analysis from Focaldata, the Guardian used the angled arrow approach to…

Geopolitical axis between the United States and China

Focaldata calculated United Nations voting patterns by country, relative to the United States…