Last week, the Urban Institute released an updated version of the Urban Institute Data Visualization Style Guide, including new details on Urban’s data visualization branding, best practices, and accessibility. This is a slightly revised post of the original that appeared…
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Maybe the most common data visualizations to show election results are maps. Maps, maps, maps. People love maps. The challenge with maps related to elections, however, is that they don’t always accurately present the results. In the simple and oft-repeated…
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I am excited to announce the launch Friends of Flourish, a dedicated Slack workspace for the community of creators, collaborators, and Flourish enthusiasts! Whether you’re a seasoned pro or just starting out, this space is designed to connect you with…
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In 2015, I wrote a thorough take down of the (erroneous) claim that humans “can process visuals 60,000 times faster than text.” which turned out to be one of the most popular posts I’ve ever published on this site. That…
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For the last couple of years, I’ve been meeting pretty regularly with Max Graze, Amy Cesal, and Alan Wilson to explore and better understand data visualization style guides. There’s a lot to learn here about best practices, templates, and organizational principles! We even created our own website where…
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An age-old data visualization debate reared its head again recently when The European Correspondent (EC) published a new graphic titled “Terrorism’s bloody toll,” which looked and felt strikingly similar to Simon Scar’s 2011 award-winning visualization “Iraq’s bloody toll.” This situation raises an…
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For the past year, I have conducted a weekly “data physicalization” project with my colleagues at the Urban Institute. Each week, I would devise a new research question and give my colleagues the opportunity to input their own data using…
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Over the past three years, Eric Balash, a Tableau Visionary and Tableau Public Ambassador, has been running the “Back to Viz Basics” (B2VB) project. The idea is to create a community of people new to data visualization and provide them…
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With many of my data visualization clients or classes, I like to begin with a simple exercise: draw a line down the middle of a piece of paper. On the left side, write down a list of the things you…
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The Washington Capitals made it into the NHL playoffs last night after a 2-1 win over the Philadelphia Flyers. Fans have observed the Caps huge negative goal differential–the difference between the total number of goals the team has scored and…
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