Visualization
Showing the stories in data through statistics, design, aesthetics, and code.
Contrasting social media Democrats to real life
As many know (I hope), what we see on social media often doesn’t…
All of the deaths in Game of Thrones
A few years back, The Washington Post illustrated every death in Game of…
Issues Democratic hopefuls are talking about on social media
For the Washington Post, Kevin Schaul and Kevin Uhrmacher parsed the social media…
Bad data from a faulty sensor on the Boeing 737 Max
The New York Times illustrated what likely happened in the Ethiopian Airlines and…
Brexit voting divisions
The Economist charted the divisions within political parties using Brexit votes as proxy.…
Where the IRS most likely audits
Using estimates from a study on regional bias in tax audits, ProPublica mapped…
Data comic shows an average American day
Matt Hong used a stacked bar chart over time as the frame for…
Mapping the cheapest flights to everywhere, given your location
Sometimes you really do need to get away. Escape, part search engine and…
Tax changes for different groups
There’s less than a month until taxes are due. It’s the most wonderful…
How to spot a partisan gerrymander
For FiveThirtyEight, William T. Adler and Ella Koeze describe how a metric called…
Inverse map of the United States
I’m thoroughly enjoying the work coming from graphic designer Scott Reinhard as of…
Connections and patterns in the Mueller investigation
While we’re on the subject of distributions, Fathom used a collection of beeswarm…
High school basketball players who make it to the NBA
Right in my wheelhouse, Russell Goldenberg and Amber Thomas for The Pudding looked…
Light installation shows future water lines against existing structures
Timo Aho and Pekka Niittyvirta used sensors, LED lights, and timers to display…
Charting cholera, beyond John Snow
John Snow, who often gets the credit for showing the geographical patterns of…
