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Who’s on the Map? Using Data to Reimagine Street Name Diversity
In 145,933 streets in 30 major European cities and 17 different countries, our team explores who is included and who is excluded in our toponymy.

Taking Time Is an Effective Way To Process Large Numbers
A striking memorial to the victims of COVID-19 in the UK reveals a neglected temporal dimension of data visualisation.

Data Visualization: A Subjective Lens on Reality
An analysis of three elements that influence data visualization and that render the underlying data to be more subjective than objective.

Data Storytelling Is Empowering Female Journalists in Kenya
A fellowship program is teaching Kenyan journalists to use data sources and data analysis to do investigative work. Here are three examples.

Finding The Right Elements For an Award-Winning Dashboard
Lindsey Poulter won the World Data Viz Prize using a mix of dashboard features—including a shuffle button to randomize the view.

The Making of “The Growing Influence of the Warming Stripes”
Chesca Kirkland shows the process behind her visualisation—from Nightingale Issue 2—that explores the growing influence of the Warming Stripes.
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