The infosphere* relies on an intricate network of signals, wired and wireless, that support it. We are completely surrounded by an invisible system of data cables and radio signals from access...

Over eight months into the Mosul offensive, Islamic State militants have been dislodged from all of the city. The fall of Mosul marks the end of the Iraqi half of Islamic State’s self-styled...

The project provides an extensive overview of the Ukrainian conflict before it escalated into full-scale war after the Russian invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022 (the date of publication 24...

This is a story about how film plots mirror (or shape) historical events. For example, how early did the film industry portray the AIDS epidemic? Has movie representation of Islam changed with...

My wife frequently finds inspiration on Pinterest for some project around our house. Most of the time it is just a picture of a wall, and she asks me to translate that idea somewhere in our home....

'Anatomía de una actuación' is an interpretative histogram, a simple infographic exercise based on admiration for the work and creativity of the actress Ana López Segovia and her Carnaval de Cádiz...

The 'interactive Elvis Presley Jukebox' is a visual analysis of the tempo of close to 400 Elvis Presley songs. Each facial grid is a song. A brighter blue indicates a faster tempo & a lighter...

"Retail with a Cause" is the result of research on donation actions in the Brazilian retail industry. The main findings of this investigation were detailed and illustrated to make the reading...

The Invisible Infrastructure visualises the size of the U.S. economy in data across fourteen different industry sectors.

The Song of Time delves into how individuals spend their time with different groups—friends, partners, parents and family, coworkers, children, and alone—across ages 15 to 85. The visualization...

Tracing the development of nuclear power around the world

This visualisation dive into the women who have been to space over the years. How old were they? Who has been to the moon ? lets find out !

Fairfax’s ‘Peak Hour’ combined old-fashioned with data journalism, video and interactive storytelling to chart the rise of Australia’s urban traffic woes, engaging its readers with insights...

This table lists four groups of data from 31 provinces in China, including the total number of applicants in each year, the number of applicants in each province and the rate of admission. The...

Nicknamed "The Greatest", Muhammad Ali is regarded as one of the most significant and celebrated sports figures of the 20th century. Apart from being known as the greatest heavyweight boxer of all...

The purpose of the annual SOTI survey conducted by the Data Visualization Society is to gain insight into the individuals involved in data visualization and to identify trends within the...

How can acts of violence be visualized in an appropriate manner? Jews, Jewish institutions, and Jewish-owned firms and stores in the German Reich were subjected to increasing violence long before...

The Banda Ultralarga (Ultrafast Broadband) Strategic Plan ("BUL") for Italy was announced in 2015 with a promise that by 2020, infrastructure to support broadband internet connection would reach...

If men and women were evenly distributed among federal jobs and pay ranges, you’d expect women to make more than men about half the time.

To celebrate 20 years since Roger Federer's first victory in the ATP, we made this infographic where the total figures, trajectory in the ATP ranking and classification in the four Grand Slams...

This project aims to communicate the runaway inflation that has happened in the last few years. As a line chart, this data encodes to a nominally linear line. Instead by mapping the line to a...

What role did the neighborhood you grew up in have in shaping your economic opportunities? Author Aaron Williams tells a data story about migration, community, and returning to your roots through...

IBM Immersive Insights is a data exploration tool that applies AR technology to data exploration and communication. Users are able to view their data in 3D using the AR wearable tool, and within...

I visual guide to some of the most famous and memorable weapons in cinematic history.

Data design created with the seven highest summits of each continent - Everest, Kilimanjaro, Aconcagua, Mc Kinley, Elbrus, Massif Vinson and Puncak Jaya - stretched between 4,884 m and 8,848 m....

A series of visualizations on the history of the D.C. punk band Fugazi, produced first as a newsprint fanzine, and then as large format prints for an exhibition. Using data the band themselves...

What will really increase your average life expectancy and lifespan? Why do women live longer than men? What’s the best method of life extension? Diet and exercise? Or polygamy and pets? Let the...

This is a visual essay about the famous figures who represent today’s currencies around the world. Our dataset represents 236 unique banknotes and 241 unique individuals. We wanted this analysis to...

Climate change is affecting many aspects of our world. The impact of climate change is particularly significant for our coastal regions, which will have to deal with rising sea levels as well as...

#MakeoverMonday is a social experiment run by Andy Kriebel and Andy Cotgreave. Each week Andy Kriebel shares a foreign data set and asks others to turn it into a more meaningful visualisation. The...