Based on satellite imagery, Erin Davis found the average color of places around the world. The above is by county in the United States, but Davis also made maps by country, which are a mix of greens, browns, and yellows. See also the NYT piece from 2020, which framed color by political leaning. Tags: color, […]
Mail slowdown
Postmaster General Louis DeJoy proposed new standards for first-class mail, which would slow down how long it takes for you to receive a letter. The Washington Post made an interactive (paywall) to see how the plan would change delivery times from your ZIP code. Tags: slowdown, USPS, Washington Post
All the matches from Euro 2020 in one chart
To see all the matches from the group stage of Euro 2020 in one chart, Krist Wongsuphasawat used a streamgraph showing aggregate scorelines from kickoff to finish. All matches start at 0-0, and the team that scores first, colored in blue, almost always wins. The percentage of comeback wins surprises me, as someone who knows […]
✚ Visualization Tools and Resources, June 2021 Roundup
Here’s the good stuff for June 2021. Become a member for access to this — plus tutorials, courses, and guides.
How the ultrarich use a Roth IRA to get more rich
ProPublica continues their analysis of an anonymous IRS tax records dump. In their most recent, they look at how Peter Thiel uses a Roth IRA to avoid taxes on billions. In the second half of the piece, a time series chart showing the growth of Thiel’s account versus a standard maxed out account. The data […]
Colors of Bob Ross explored
Connor Rothschild charted all the colors Bob Ross used in The Joy of Painting: Most commonly, paintings have 12 colors. Of the 403 pieces in The Joy of Painting, 100 used 12 colors. The peak is concentrated around 12, meaning most of Ross’ paintings used somewhere in the range of 7-13 colors; very rarely did […]
Recreation of the neighborhood in the Tulsa race massacre
In 1921, hundreds were killed. The New York Times recreated the neighborhood, adding weight to what happened and showing the loss a hundred years ago: For decades, what happened in Greenwood was willfully buried in history. Piecing together archival maps and photographs, with guidance from historians, The New York Times constructed a 3D model of […]
Where wind and solar needs to grow by 2050
Based on estimates from Princeton University’s Net-Zero America Project, Veronica Penney for The New York Times mapped where wind and solar energy need to expand to to reach the United States’ 2050 goals. Compared to what we need, there is a long way to go from where we are now. See also Bloomberg’s angle, which […]
Official LEGO world map set
We’ve seen maps made out of LEGO bricks before, but LEGO is about to release an official world map set. And cartographers everywhere rejoiced. Tags: LEGO, world
✚ Visualization Tools and Learning Resources, May 2021 Roundup
Welcome to issue #141 of The Process, the newsletter for FlowingData members where we look closer at charts. I’m Nathan Yau, and every month I collect useful tools and resources to help you make better charts. Here’s the good stuff for May 2021. Become a member for access to this — plus tutorials, courses, and […]
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