FlowingData explores how statisticians, designers, data scientists, and others use analysis, visualization, and exploration to understand data and ourselves.
As for me, I'm Nathan Yau and I have...
Presidential candidates like to talk about leadership, but whom do they follow? Bloomberg Politics scoured the Twitter accounts of Republicans eyeing the White House for clues about their...
I made this using 44 animations that are 9 frames each. That's 396 sketches total - probably the most complicated GIF I've made so far. I am a little sad that I wasn't able to show size properly...
Projects in the fields of communication design, visualization and design research for national and international clients as well as self-initiated and non-commercial...
The most popular baby names in 2014 were Amelia and Oliver. However, the latest data has shown that more parents appear to be looking to modern culture for inspiration on the naming of their...
There are more than 1,200 active satellites orbiting earth right now, taking pictures, relaying communications, broadcasting locations, spying on you, and even housing humans. Thanks to a database...
“Made By Numbers” is a project that uses our company’s own 2014 data to generate a unique, artistic output representing our brand. We mined a year of HUSH’s data and used it to design a physical /...
Every dot here is a package. Position of a package is determined by force based graph layout algorithm and usually clusters together packages that depend on each other.
Some packages are...
Twenty five and single? In London, you're anything but alone. According to the 2011 Census, more than half of twentysomethings go solo. Then comes your thirties and that deep river of available...
This map is an American snapshot; it provides an accessible visualization of geographic distribution, population density, and racial diversity of the American people in every neighborhood in...
Our baseball chronology series was developed for an exhibit featured at the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2015. The series of four prints shows a visualized history of the major leagues: which teams...
A socially-conscious data visualization firm that helps companies and organizations promote information transparency and public awareness. From endangered species, to sustainability, to politics,...
This is a summary of the history of (Western) philosophy showing the positive/negative connections between some of the key ideas/arguments of the philosophers. This first version is based mostly on...
This infographic portrays the result of a survey of almost 500 authors, journalists, editors, students, and media and marketing professionals, from best-selling authors, asking them: who is the...
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...
BBC Howzstat! is a publishing system and new video format for Cricket World Cup match wrap-ups that incorporates automated data graphics and a unified visual style. Due to the need for daily...
This animation shows the Earth’s warming climate, recorded in monthly measurements from land and sea over 135 years. Temperatures are displayed in degrees above or below the 20th-century...
Hub Analytics was created as a reporting tool to consolidate client data pulled from various iQmetrix retail solutions used by a client. The iQmetrix Hub is the platform interface where the client...
Every year, the World Economic Forum brings together all the most recognisable figures in business and politics. With all eyes on Davos, we decided to turn the optics upside down and see who...
The Wall Street Journal and Dow Jones VentureSource are tracking venture-backed private companies valued at $1 billion or more. See how the club has expanded since the project began in January 2014...
The subject of refugees and migrants is extremely sensitive and confusing. Who, why, when and how many? Should governments dictate the amount of migrants coming into Europe and where they should...
“Who is the greatest singer?” is something which is debated endlessly. Data alone can’t easily answer this question, however there are data points which can add to the conversation. So, when Head...
The Tobacco Atlas, Fifth Edition pushes over ten years of research one step further by inviting colleagues tackling closely-related challenges—including protecting the environment, promoting...