Call it taxonomy, classification, even organization — it is what we use to make sense of almost everything around us. We put things in logical, labeled boxes that help us comprehend the world. The...

I created a series about some of the major impacts of global warming that I witnessed in Washington State this summer, using scientific data to show how the drought is devastating the...

The nature of the data being represented concerns migration patterns to Johannesburg from across all South African provinces as well as living patterns within the physical space of Johannesburg...

Visualising London's pulse.

How your eyes trick your mind.

Alberto Cairo's weblog on visualization, infographics and data journalism

A visualization of the ethnicities of the directors and actors of the 1000 highest rated movies on IMDB (February 2016). The idea originated from the debate of #OscarsSoWhite on social media. Thus,...

This is a visualization of the Republican primary elections in 2016. In this elections, each state has its own system of dividing delegates over candidates. This visualization allows to experiment...

This is the average day of 1,000 Americans. Using data from the American Time Use Survey, I modeled a day as a time-varying Markov chain and simulated their time to the minute. The animated...

The US government has wasted billions of dollars in Afghanistan, and until now, no one has added it all up. Project after project blundered ahead ignoring history, culture and warnings of...

Artwork for Il Corriere della Sera -La Lettura about the main deposits of gemstones in the world Source: Gem Explorer

A visual and data analytic exploration of success in tennis: Uncovering the relationship between performance and popularity. The visualization shows the career paths of the currently 500 best...

Wage Islands is an interactive installation about wage and housing inequality in NYC. It's a 3d topographic map of monthly housing costs submerged in water to show where New Yorkers can afford...

There’s heavy competition in the fintech space and no shortage of moving parts. However, this infographic helps to put most things in perspective.

A nonstandard project, encompassing a data visualization presentation, interactive slides, and collection of 9 blogs. It strives to inspire others to show a dedication to details, to go beyond the...

The work shows the most common color of the Olympic Games symbol (5 rings) present in flags of countries that won at least one medal throughout the history of the Olympics. The countries that...

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...

Over 30,000 Americans die each year from guns. But who are they, and how do they die? This interactive walks users through the demographics of America's gun death epidemic, and its often surprising...

A visual representation of Spotify's algorithm to create a personalized Discover Weekly playlists for their 75 million users.

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...

Vaccination schedules are a live political issue in the USA. We wanted a neutral entry point into this debate, so we produced this interactive, which allows our readers to compare the schedules in...

Nate Silver's FiveThirtyEight uses statistical analysis and data visualization to tell compelling stories about elections, politics, sports, science, economics and culture.

Infographics are everywhere, but what made them so successful? This infographic exposes the science behind the boom.

From the mundane to the unexpected, here is a look at products that businesses associated with the Republican presidential nominee have imported since 2007.

"Pluto comes into focus" was a creative, interactive story that aimed to showcase scientific discovery at the edges of our solar system in real time. Until very recently the best images we had...

The Goldilocks principle states that something must fall within certain margins, as opposed to reaching extremes. When the effects of the principle are observed, it is known as the Goldilocks...

Roughly 2.2 million people are locked up in prison or jail; 7 million are under correctional control, which includes parole and probation; and more than $80 billion is spent on corrections...

A visual exploration of the spatial patterns in the endings of German town and village names.

A look back on New York City’s first-ever bicycle share program.

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