Tag: Data Visualization

A header graphic titled "A Changing World," featuring a bar chart icon and intricate network visualizations in teal and yellow hues.T
Amanda Makulec & Elijah Meeks

The 4th Wave: A Changing World

For decades now, we’ve seen data visualization become a part of our lives politically, socially, and culturally, rather than just being a tool at work..
A combination of a line graph comparing Pariza's and Zoeya's running totals in a Scrabble game and an illustration of a woman in a hijab sitting at a Scrabble board, looking pensive. Pariza's line is pink, and Zoeya's is black, with their names handwritten on the graph near their respective lines.C
Gulrez Khan

Cultivating Data Literacy with Board Games

बस हवा से भरे गुब्बारे हैं ये सुई चुभा दो तो फट जायेंगे।लोग गुस्से में Bomb नहीं बना करते !~Gulzar Rough translation of the above lines..
A collage of images celebrating Frederic Fery, a contributor to "Viz for Social Good," during the VFSG Annual Summit on December 1, 2023. It features candid photos of Frederic with colleagues, a portrait labeled "Data Do Gooder," and group photos at events. The VFSG logo and a message in the bottom right read, "Not all heroes wear capes; instead, they empower others to do their best work," with several handwritten signatures of acknowledgment.H
Frederic Fery

Harnessing Data for a Better World

The world is filled with challenges, but also opportunities. As a data professional, I’ve always believed in the transformative power of data to solve problems..
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Shafeeq Ur Rahaman & Mahe Jabeen Abdul

Healthcare Insights Using Voice-Generated Data Visualizations

Dr. Erin Stevens collapses into her office chair after another hectic day at the clinic. She just spent 10 straight hours bouncing between patients without..
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Nick Desbarats

I Stopped Using Box Plots: The Aftermath

I recently learned that my 2021 article about why I no longer use box plots is now the second-most-read article in Nightingale’s history🤯 (or, at..
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Elijah Meeks

This Map Helps Fascists

The Size of Countries is Not Meaningful in Any SenseYou’ve surely seen this map or a variation of it somewhere on the internet. If, like..
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Stephen Osserman

Building Community With Data and Visualization

Stumbling into a small peer support communityI arrived at Outlier 2021 eager to learn and explore. I was a few years into my transition from..
A holiday-themed infographic in the shape of two Christmas trees, comparing holiday tipping budgets for doorman and non-doorman buildings. The infographic uses bar charts styled as tree layers, differentiating responses from renters and owners for 2023 and 2024. The design incorporates festive colors like green and red with snowflakes in the background.I
Shanfan Huang

Insights from NYC’s Holiday Tipping Tradition

Every December, New Yorkers face a unique dilemma: the holiday tipping tradition. In buildings with doormen, supers (live-in maintenance staff), and porters (cleaning and maintenance..
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Zehra Unal

Healing Through Data Visualization

This project shows data visualization I used to reflect on my healing process and find closure after a traumatic event. I recorded the literal number..
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..
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Jessica Russo & Nightingale Editors

Dear Nightingale: It’s Natural

This article originally appeared in Issue 5 of Nightingale magazine. (Get your copy here!) This challenge is brought to you by data visualization artist Jessica Russo. ChallengeCreate a..
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Christopher Laubenthal

No Pain (Points), No (Design) Gain: Strengthen Feedback by Making It About Their Needs

Feedback elevates work, but only when it is done right. If the feedback is personal—or solely about potential solutions—it can stand in the way of..
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..