The Big Mac Index was invented by The Economist in 1986 as a lighthearted guide to whether currencies are at their "correct" level, based on the idea of purchasing-power parity. Since then,...

The Beast, a roller coaster at Kings Island in Cincinnati, OH, has held the record for the world's longest wooden roller coaster for 43 years. Special thanks to @spectralbeacon for allowing me...

This visualization explores car brand reliability in the United States, based on J.D. Power’s 2024 U.S. Vehicle Dependability Study. It ranks brands by problems per 100 vehicles (PP100), offering a...

How to create the largest geographic art installation in the world? Answer: PI We begin this process by hand casting individual sculptures of the numerical sequence of PI. As the work...

The idea of 'home' to me is an intriguing one - many people associate it with a constant physical location, but in my case, my location was constantly changing.This infographic is aimed to chart my...

Rare Earth Hypothesis shows how unique the Earth is in the universe. There are many factors that make life on Earth, including the appearance of the Moon. There are six hypotheses about the origin...

In order to turn music into numbers (which could then be visualized), we decided on the topic of speed drumming — specifically how some of metal’s most accomplished percussionists stacked up...

A Voronoi diagram visualisation of air quality in Bristol, England.

The visualization of UN Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 4: Quality Education presents an intricate analytical framework examining educational systems through complex science and systems...

Where are the gaps and opportunities in plus sized clothing? For the demographic with the most purchasing power, determining the right style fit is absolutely priceless. It's time for the industry...

The mysterious Red violin, the ellusive sound of the Stradivarius, the supernatural playing habilities of Paganini or the myths around Bach's unearthly Chaconne... No other instrument has caught...

Sharks range in size from the largest fish on the planet to the length of your palm. See how you compare to some of these vulnerable predators that are so crucial to the ocean's health.

This visualisation shows the elevation of Uluru/Ayers Rock in the Northern Territory, Australia, as a series of ridgelines. I like how the lines convey not only elevation but light and shadow with...

Monitoring poverty and well-being in NYC in this interactive for the Columbia Population Research Center.

This project is part of my M.Sc. graduation thesis in Communication Design at Politecnico di Milano. The research is developed around the contemporary debate on LGBT parenting: a current, delicate...

"New Blood Joins This Earth" charts the diversity of genre, musical style, generation, and geography represented on Metallica's 2021 cover compilation "The Metallica Blacklist," showcasing the...

GENDER GDP/GAP attempts to communicate the stark contrast between the economic dynamism of world’s richest countries’ and the unequal political representation that has characterised it, since 1960.

Deepfakes — which use machine learning to create fake videos — burst onto the internet in 2017 and were decried as the end of trust, having the potential to bring down democracy, and evidence of...

This data visualization captured the spread of fatalities and injuries sustained during mass shootings in the US. This database from Mother Jones initially covered mass shooting cases from 1982 to...

Pipa is a traditional Chinese musical instrument. This work shows the structure, development history, production materials, technological process, performance methods and other contents of the pipa.

  Knock on wood is a reflection on the difference between living and lasting. Accepting the ephemeral and delicate nature of life, and considering death, is nothing more than clarifying what is...

The visualization is created using Tableau software, and some design elements are created with MS PowerPoint. The viz uses sample superstore data available in Tableau Desktop and delivers a...

As Covid-19 swept across the world, it mutated into several major groups, or strains, as it adapted to its human hosts. Mapping and understanding those changes to the virus is crucial to developing...

Inflation affects us all differently, depending on how we spend our money. Too often we hear the Consumer Price Index (CPI) referred to as though one number can describe rising prices for...

The Tour de France is a cycling race that takes place in France since 1903. That year, 21 riders finished the 6 stages and the winner averaged 25.7 kph. Nowadays, the best professional riders...

New variants of SARS-CoV-2 are rapidly spreading through the U.S. These coronavirus variants are being studied because they may be more transmissible, cause more severe disease, or reduce the...

Inspired by the polygon aesthetic of Pasquale D’Silvia's Trianimals & Bryan James’ Species in Pieces, this visualization creates animal images programmatically (in pure code), without...

Nowadays, most Europeans take clean drinking water for granted. Yet, in the pan-European region alone, about 19 million people still do not have access to improved water sources and 67 million...

Globalization is still growing. One of the many implications of globalization is the embracing and adaptation of different cultures and habits by people from other cultures. Western culture has...

“Discrimination Is Breaking People’s Hearts” was part of a special package of articles highlighting problems and solutions in health equity. The Scientific American editorial team quickly...