Tag: Charts

The image features a stylized, layered design against a teal background. On the right side, three profiles overlap in a vertical composition, each depicted in contrasting hues. The largest, a dark silhouette, forms the backdrop, exuding mystery. In the middle layer, an older man with glasses is rendered in warm orange tones, suggesting experience or introspection. The foreground features a younger man holding a drink with a straw, depicted in muted red tones, hinting at a more immediate, casual presence. Behind the figures, faint fingerprint patterns create texture and reinforce a theme of identity or investigation. On the left side, partially visible textured bars resemble those from a bar chart, subtly blending data visualization elements into the design. The overall tone conveys a narrative of depth, complexity, and discovery.T
Johanna Blom

Three Minutes and Forty Seconds: A Slow Horse Running

In Apple TV+’s Slow Horses, River Cartwright spends exactly 3 minutes and 40 seconds running in Season 1 alone. This observation started as a joke..
A continuation of the timeline with global milestones like Margaret Thatcher becoming the UK’s first female prime minister (1979) and the passing of the Women’s Business Ownership Act in the U.S. (1988). The timeline connects events with curved lines and labels categorized by their focus areas.C
Selma-Rachel Swire

Charting Progress: Mapping Women’s Advancement in Entrepreneurship and Financial Inclusion

In 1985–the year I was born–there were only two women holding the role of CEO at Fortune 500 companies. To date, 52 women now hold..
The image shows four grid visualizations demonstrating different distortion techniques. The top-left panel, labeled "Regular Grid," depicts a standard Cartesian grid with evenly spaced horizontal and vertical lines. The top-right panel, labeled "Fisheye in One Dimension," distorts horizontal grid lines to create a focused region while leaving vertical spacing unchanged. The bottom-left panel, labeled "Cartesian Fisheye View," applies a concentric distortion to the grid, emphasizing the center. Finally, the bottom-right panel, labeled "Polar Fisheye View," warps the grid into a circular shape, resembling a globe.D
Marius Irgens

Distortion by Design

Distortion noun /dɪˈstɔːr.ʃən/ — A change to the intended or true meaning of something; a change to the original or natural shape of something; a..
A visualization showing the primary stressors affecting Gen X, Gen Y, and Gen Z, represented as colorful, abstract shapes within silhouette profiles of each generation. Stressor categories such as "Health," "Finance," and "Interpersonal" are color-coded and vary in prominence across the generations, with accompanying text summarizing their life stage and main stress factors.T
Shanfan Huang

The XYZ of Work-Related Stress

How various stress factors show up in different generationsAccording to the 2024 State of the Global Workplace report by Gallup, people’s mental well-being has deteriorated..
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Imaji Kasih Ayunda Rizal & Dario Rodighiero

Bargaining, Bending, Breaking Boundaries: CEST-LA-VIZ Conference Highlights

RENDEZVOUS AT CEST-LA-VIZ ren·​dez·​vous [noun] — a meeting at an agreed time and place.Last year, the S-H-O-W Conference by Graphic Hunters was meant to be..
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Alex Kolokolov

Diversity in the Dataviz Community: Ugly Truth of the White Man Index

Diversity isn’t just a buzzword—at least I hope it isn’t. It’s a crucial element driving business success in today’s competitive landscape. While many organizations tout..
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Nightingale Editors

Meet Daphne, the Dragon on the Back of Nightingale Issue 5

Once upon a time—or perhaps just last month—Issue 5 of Nightingale landed in the hands of readers around the world. On its back cover, a..
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Daria Voronova

The Business MRI: A Smarter Way to Track Performance and Collaborate

It’s Monday morning, and the team is in a rush. Everyone scrambles to pull numbers from slow-loading tables published on the Tableau Server. Marketing is..
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Julie Peasley

Meet Will Sutton, former Iron Viz Champion

Iron Viz is the world’s largest data visualization competition. What began as a breakout session at Tableau Conference 2011 has grown into a global phenomenon and..
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Catherine Ramsdell

Racing Bar Charts: An Experiment in Interactive Storytelling

This fall I challenged students in a 200-level writing class to tell a story using a racing bar chart. It was an interesting experiment, and..
A map of the continental United States colored in shades of red with several dark blue dots where cities exist.H
Christopher Laubenthal

How to Share Memorable Data

Integrating data visualization into non-profit work is both a strategic advantage and an easy pitfall.The core of non-profit work, for me, is communication. Listening to..
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Poe Bertholon

Visualizing Meth Addiction: Data Reveals The Truth About Methamphetamine Addiction in The US

Despite the lack of conversation, the abuse of methamphetamine remains an extremely serious problem in the United States. According to the CDC Wonder Database, in..
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Alex Kolokolov

Interviewing AI Assistants for Data Visualization

In today’s world, you need to run very fast just to stay in place. Technology is developing at an incredible speed, but I don’t believe..
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Shafeeq Ur Rahaman & Mahe Jabeen Abdul

The Power of Context: Making Data Stories Come Alive

Raw data can appear sterile without the human touch of thoughtful interpretation. Though information-packed charts and graphs showcase vital statistics, the “why should I care”..
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Hendra Setiawan & Moinak Bhaduri

Reaching for Suns and Black Holes in Outer Space: Analysing Global Investment Systems as Emerging Galaxies

In the past, international investments were the privilege of a select few with the resources to overcome the high barrier of entry. They were generally..
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Victor Muñoz & Kevin Ford

Implementing the Solution Framework in a Social Impact Project

Those who know me will see that I love documenting every step of my data visualization process. I believe there’s so much to learn from..