"visualization of the week" entries
Visualization of the Week: Avengers Assemble
Jer Thorp visualizes the history of "The Avengers."
In this week's visualization, The New York Times' data artist Jer Thorp visualizes the appearances of "The Avengers" in the comic book series.
Visualization of the Week: The origins of English
The etymology of the words in select articles and classic books.
In this week's visualization, Mike Kinde visualizes the etymology of the English words in various articles and books, including "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer."
Visualization of the Week: The living city
Visualizing the urban flow of Geneva.
This week's visualization illustrates the paths people take through Geneva, based on the digital traces left by their mobile phones.
Visualization of the Week: The history of shipping routes
A visualization of 100 years of trade by sea.
This week's visualization looks at over 100 years of sea trade, mapping the routes of the Spanish, Dutch, and British from 1750 onward.
Visualization of the Week: Mapping the Titanic’s passengers
A look at class, geography and fatality rates of the Titanic's passengers.
This week's visualization maps the hometowns of the Titanic's passengers, showing class, geographic background, and fatalities.
Visualization of the Week: Mapping the Titanic's passengers
A look at class, geography and fatality rates of the Titanic's passengers.
This week's visualization maps the hometowns of the Titanic's passengers, showing class, geographic background, and fatalities.
Visualization of the Week: Clustering your social graph
A Facebook app organizes your friends via shared interests and experiences.
This week's visualization clusters your Facebook friends based on shared education, location, occupation, and interests.
Visualization of the Week: The U.S. Wind Map
Animated Van Gogh-like patterns reveal wind speed over a U.S. map.
This week's visualization comes from data artists Martin Wattenberg and Fernanda Viegas, who have created an "almost live" interactive wind map of the United States.
Visualization of the Week: Anachronistic language in "Mad Men"
A look at the historical accuracy of "Mad Men's" dialogue.
"Mad Men" is praised for its precise attention to historical visuals, but how does its dialogue stack up against text from the 1960s? Ben Schmidt's new visualization explores that question.
Visualization of the Week: Anachronistic language in “Mad Men”
A look at the historical accuracy of "Mad Men's" dialogue.
"Mad Men" is praised for its precise attention to historical visuals, but how does its dialogue stack up against text from the 1960s? Ben Schmidt's new visualization explores that question.