Visualization
Showing the stories in data through statistics, design, aesthetics, and code.
What happened to Japantown in San Francisco when residents were forced out by executive order
In 1942, Franklin Delano Roosevelt mandated that those of Japanese descent be sent…
Scented products with potentially harmful ingredients
For Bloomberg, Daniela Sirtori, Madeline Campbell, and Marie Patino do some product counting:…
Teenage adversity that carries into adulthood
The National Longitudinal Surveys from the Bureau of Labor Statistics are unique in…
Access to nature where you live
NatureQuant processes and analyzes satellite imagery to quantify people’s access to nature. They…
People movements during the eclipse
As you might expect, the path of totality brought increased activities as people…
Expanding Rube Goldberg machine that you can edit
From xkcd, a Rube Goldberg machine that keeps on going. Edit a cell…
Airbnb occupancy along the eclipse path
Maybe you heard there’s a total eclipse happening today. AirDNA mapped Airbnb occupancy…
Wind flows displayed with spinning paddles
Joanie Lemercier used a grid of spinning paddles that turn with the wind.…
Conway’s Game of Hope
Alexander Miller wrote a “fable of emergence” that combines Conway’s Game of Life…
Mapping NBA basketball shots
Alasdair Rae outlines the basics of visualizing basketball shot data with QGIS, an…
Using satellite imagery to tell stories
Satellite imagery on its own can be limited in what it can say…
Interactive timeline of notable people throughout history
This is a fun project by Jan Willem Tulp. Based on data from…
Visualizing the statistical connections behind ChatGPT
To gain a better understanding of how ChatGPT works under the hood, Santiago…
Conway’s Game of Life with a third dimension
Alec Singh added another dimension to Conway’s Game of Life for a pretty,…
Happiness ratings, by country and age
The World Happiness Report, published each year since 2012, just dropped for 2024.…
Birding and data visualization
Jer Thorp has combined birding and data visualization into a unique course called…
Visual guide to airfoils
Bartosz Ciechanowski is at it again with an in-depth explainer that makes heavy…
Mile-by-mile map along the path of totality
On April 8, 2024, the moon is going to completely block the sun…