Visualization
Showing the stories in data through statistics, design, aesthetics, and code.
Tapestry for reflective data visualization
As a way to reflect on 2020, Catherine Madden wove tapestry to visualize…
All the passes in soccer visualized at once
This is a fun soccer graphic by Karim Douïeb. It shows 882,536 passes…
Rockhounding in California
Any outdoor activity sounds amazing at this point. Andrea Roberson and Casey Miller…
Myth of the Asian American model minority, explained with charts
Asian Americans are often viewed as a “model minority”, but when you look,…
Where chess pieces are most often captured
Reddit user desfirsit made heatmaps to show where on the chess board pieces…
Seeing how devices talk to each other
Your computer connects to your router, which connects to your modem. Your printer…
Recreation of the neighborhood in the Tulsa race massacre
In 1921, hundreds were killed. The New York Times recreated the neighborhood, adding…
Where wind and solar needs to grow by 2050
Based on estimates from Princeton University’s Net-Zero America Project, Veronica Penney for The…
Map shows you where a raindrop ends up
River Runner is a fun interactive map by Sam Learner. Click anywhere in…
Hospitalization rates for the unvaccinated
Overall, Covid-19 cases and hospitalizations are down in the United States, but much…
Four types of people who prevent full vaccination
The United States vaccination rate was rolling for a while there, but it…
How perception can save lives
Visualization and perception researcher Lace Padilla was on the kid-centric show Mission Unstoppale…
Most common professional marriages
Susie Neilson for the San Francisco Chronicle compared the marriage of professions in…
Watercolor Maptiles by Stamen are now part of the Smithsonian’s permanent collection
In 2012, Stamen Design released watercolor map tiles based on OpenStreetMap data. It…
Coping with the big numbers
Connie Jin, who works for NPR and updates a Covid-19 dashboard, talks about…
Transform an image into a pixel-ly visual
Here’s a fun interactive by Duc-Quang Nguyen. Upload an image and get back…
