Visualization

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

How masks work to filter out particles

Masks are effective in slowing down the spread of the coronavirus. The New…

Where coronavirus cases are peaking

With this simple choropleth map, Lauren Leatherby for The New York Times shows…

Comparing correlation in the FiveThirtyEight and Economist election forecasts

FiveThirtyEight and The Economist take similar inputs but output different forecasts. Adam Pearce…

Illustrations show how to reduce risk at small gatherings

Risk of coronavirus infection changes depending on the amount of contagious particles you…

Political search interest in 2020

In Waves of Interest, a collaboration between the Google News Initiative and Truth…

How your state makes electricity

The way we make electricity in America is changing. For The New York…

Maps of Home

Dots on a map can feel like, well, just a bunch of dots.…

Early voting volumes

As you might expect, early voting volume is high across the country. In…

Money raised for the presidential election – by geography, time, and demographic

The New York Times analyzed campaign finance data from April to October, mapping…

Halloween logicals

From Kaz Miyamol, these Venn diagrams present very important information about Halloween.…

Vintage relief maps

Muir Way updates vintage relief maps with a third dimension. Pretty. The above…

Fires in the west and climate change

This is some advanced mapping and scrollytelling from the Washington Post. The piece…

Decision tree for the presidential election result

While we’re on the topic of election scenarios, Kerry Rodden provides a radial…

Interactive data essays on climate change

In their second issue, Parametric Press focuses on climate change with a set…

Data visualization in virtual reality

Virtual reality puts you in a digital world that can feel like a…

More fire weather days coming

It’s been smoky this season. Based on research from Michael Goss et al.,…

Lifelines

Using estimates from a report by the Well Being Trust and the Robert…

Covid-19 cases and state partisanship

From Dan Goodspeed, the bar chart race is back. The length of the…