Visualization

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

Carbon emissions goals vs. current paths

Brad Plumer and Nadja Popovich reporting for The New York Times: Under the…

Visualization song release

Ukranian band Obiymy Doschu released a new song Razom. “It’s a uplifting and…

Visual explainer for hierarchical modeling

Hierarchical models, or multilevel models, are used to represent data that might vary…

Charts show time between assaults and public allegations

As the list of sexual assault allegations grows for Harvey Weinstein (and many…

Sorting algorithms visualized with animated color palette

I bet you woke up this morning thinking, “I haven’t seen a good…

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…

Triangulate a picture

Triangulate, a fun tool made by Michael Freeman, lets you upload a picture…