Visualization
Showing the stories in data through statistics, design, aesthetics, and code.
Visualizing fertilization of egg by sperm at the atomic level, with a Star Wars theme
Don Ingber and Charles Reilly of the Wyss Institute used data at the…
A study of the geographic forms in cartography
Cartographer Geraldine Sarmiento from Mapzen explores the drawing forms in cartography, such as…
Mapping happiness
Gallup surveyed Americans about their well-being across various factors. National Geographic gets into…
Statistical diversity in US newsrooms
If a news organization wants to talk about the world in a fair…
Map of Santa Rosa fires
Using both satellite images and ground surveys, The New York Times maps the…
US electricity sources map
This interactive map from CarbonBrief shows how America generates electricity. Each circle represents…
Darkness mapped in Puerto Rico
Three weeks in, much of Puerto Rico is still without power. Denise Lu…
Frequency trails chart explainer
Frequency trails, or currently better known as joyplots, is a visualization method to…
Math to fix gerrymandering, explained in comic
Gerrymandering doesn’t sound like an especially sexy topic, but it’s an important one…
Visualizing nonlinear stories
Many stories don’t follow a linear format. There are flashbacks, or multiple timelines…
Logos drawn from memory
Signs asked 150 people to draw famous logos — Apple, Starbucks, Burger King,…
LaVar Ball trolling to the top, through a tweet count lens
I didn’t know who LaVar Ball was, and suddenly, it was non-stop sports…
How fake data goes viral
BuzzFeed describes how an article on Daily Mail — that falsely reported claims…
Nine rounds a second sonified
The New York Times used sonification along with a dot plot to demonstrate…
Given your income, most beneficial tax breaks
With the release of the Republican proposed tax plan, Reuben Fischer-Baum and Kevin…
