In this visualization you can investigate how the 146 million employed persons in 2014 were divided up between ~550 different occupations. The occupations are grouped and even subgrouped. Each grey...
In this data visualisation, we chart the source material for the highest-grossing film every year since the original blockbuster, –Gone with the Wind' in 1939. Many were inspired by comic books, TV...
After a bitterly contested Australian election, the returned Government of Malcolm Turnbull faces the prospect of negotiating with various blocs of other parties in order to pass its agenda through...
A frozen lasagna. A cute onesie. A coupon for future babysitting. These are gifts you'd usually bring new parents.
I made this poster for my brother- and sister-in-law instead. A data...
A visual comparison of selected (GB, US, Germany, China & Brazil) countries from around the world to highlight how different we are when it comes to our daily routines and washing habits, with...
The King James Bible, and how it appears using the same color-scale as the historic COBE map of the cosmic microwave background that famously showed the afterglow from the big bang. (Blue=negative...
The development of antibiotics has added an average of 20 years to our lives. But resistance to antibiotics is rising. This poses a significant risk as common infections may become untreatable....
Journey with me... on a stationary bike. Several styles of indoor cycling classes are prevalent today; join me as I guide you through one of my typical classes, which I teach between bouts of...
China's emergence as a global power is likely to be the most consequential factor in twenty-first-century international politics. Yet the nature of Chinese power is poorly understood. Its...
In an attempt to feel a connection to my fellow female information designers, I visualized the 142 women who responded to Elijah Meeks' data visualization practitioner survey. It shows the...
Since humans are at the top of the biological chain, the cumulative toxicity of persistent organic pollutants and other substances can be amplified many times through media such as microplastics....
This online infographic shows the current figures about employment in elderly care in the Netherlands. Depicted in strong visuals, one can easily see in one overview what the headlines are. It...
In 2022, 108.4 million people were forcibly displaced due to conflict, persecution, violence, or human rights violations. This includes refugees under UNHCR's mandate, internally displaced and...
Analysis and comparison of the word usage in six of the world's major sacred texts—Bhagavad Gita (Hinduism), Bible (Judaism and Christianity), Dhammapada (Buddhism), Quran (Islam), Tao Te Ching...
The purpose of this project is to discuss the position of graphic design on the border between the research community and the public, through visualization of different aspects of a peace and...
The world is getting hotter. July 2019 was one of the warmest months ever recorded - and July temperatures almost everywhere on Earth have been higher in the last decade compared with 1880-1900....
Francesco Molinari and Tommy Fleetwood, or 'Moliwood' as they are now known, became Europe's most successful partnership at a single Ryder Cup with their four victories together at Le Golf...
Something important you'll notice: as more outside groups get involved in the war, each escalates by backing their side, then a rival will also get involved to back the other side. So what you have...
By analysing a huge amount of data, this project shows a statistical analysis of more than 2 million chess games and throws light onto the most common openings, winning moves and interesting...
As the fortunes of the 2016 US presidential candidates rise and fall throughout the campaign, so does the amount of conversation about them on Twitter. Below is an interactive graphic that allows...
Adrift is an online Citizen Science project that enables participants to visualise the environmental conditions experienced by microscopic marine microbes as they are propelled around the globe by...
Many find themselves arguing with someone on the Internet, especially in these days fraught with political tensions. A great tool, the web also seems to drive dispute. A classic essay from one of...
By the end of 2019, the new coronavirus pneumonia began to spread rapidly. As of March 9,2020, a total of 576 confirmed cases had been reported in Chongqing. In order to present the situation of...
Mini Metro is a game that allows users to design public transit systems in various cities across the world. I'm a big fan of the game- but also the game's engaging design. Inspired by the layout of...
The days when Leeds city centre's air would be so dense with smoke, grit and danger that the streets had to be evacuated are now, mostly, a memory, but not entirely behind us. As recently as March...