'The Missing Migrants Map' is the visual representation of all the incidents recorded by "The Missing Migrants Project".
This visualization is based on the data tracked by the "Missing Migrants...
The concept of the cosmic web—viewing the universe as a set of discrete galaxies held together by gravity—is deeply ingrained in cosmology. Yet, little is known about architecture of this...
A century ago The Netherlands counted 6.5 million inhabitants. On March 21st of this year that number officially reached a total of no less than 17 million. That same day we published a combination...
At the BMJ (formerly the British Medical Journal), I've made dozens of infographics / data visualisations to present data from investigations, educational resources and research articles. Our main...
This A2 fold-out poster was sent out to around 30,000 general practitioners (family doctors) in the UK, in the GP edition of The BMJ. It shows the UK guidance on cancer referral (produced by NICE)...
With all of their songs being available now on streaming services I thought I would analyze some data about one of the greatest bands of all time: The Beatles. This visualization looks at their...
With the Australian federal election drawing near, we set out to explain why Australians had varying levels of influence on the outcome.
We included various factors which could effectively...
The birth of the printing press not only revolutionized education and knowledge, it also reshaped the design of letterforms. This opened up a whole industry for printers-scholars, type cutters, and...
I can't read music but I can parse it. The talent of reading music has always escaped me which is a little ironic considering I grew up in a musical family. However, I've always enjoyed how sheet...
This investigation of scientific p-values is anchored by an interactive graphic where users can give "p-hacking" a try on their own. These are tricky statistical concepts, made accessible to all...
Comments allow readers to respond to an article instantly, asking questions, pointing out errors, giving new leads. At their best, comment threads are thoughtful, enlightening, funny: online...
This design is one of my course assignments, according to the computer query some information about the recycling of materials, analyzed and simplified, combined with some illustrations design...
Visualisingdata.com is an award-winning site providing readers with a rich variety of content that charts the development of the data visualisation field as well as profiling the professional...
The Dalai Lama asked Paul Ekman and Stamen Design to design him an Atlas of Emotions. This online interactive project visualizes what science knows about emotions, emotional states, triggers,...
The analysis of collaboration patterns both between institutions and among countries.
Scientific collaborations play an increasingly important role in driving world-leading research. Nature...
This interactive data visualization shows all of the 5100 Olympic gold medal winners since the 1st Olympic Games of 1896 (and the current Olympic Records). They are ordered by sport, edition,...
Our health system is primarily focused on medical information for each patient when in reality, the majority of our health is determined by factors outside that space. The Determinants of Health is...
This infographic shows bounds and cooperations between several actors involved in the terrorist attacks in Paris and Bruxelles from Daesh.
A map and a chart describe their movements outside and...
Based on Reddit, Data is Beautiful showcases graphs, charts, maps and other forms of data visualization.
DataIsBeautiful is for visualizations that effectively convey information. Aesthetics are...
When numbers get into the billions or trillions, they start to lose context.
The U.S. national debt is one of those numbers. It currently sits at $19.5 trillion, which is actually such a large...
Discover how the European Commission is making a difference by reducing the human and environmental costs of air pollution. Six interactive visual segments are woven into a single narrative which...
Economist and data visualization and presentation skills specialist Jon Schwabish talks about data visualization, presentation skills, presentation design, open data, and technology.
A record number of women now use contraception. The latest figures from the UN’s Department of Economic and Social Affairs show 64% of married and cohabiting women used modern or traditional...
In a first-of-its-kind review, the newspaper spent a year examining the field contact practices of the nation’s 50 largest police departments, along with some of the top law enforcement agencies in...