Last month I talked about how the initial high of being able to capture and manipulate large volumes of data is fading and that we are collectively looking toward what is coming next. A significant ...

Effective data visualizations display complex information in a way that's easy to understand. Here's what goes into creating a good one. Data visualization has grown more complex as the number of data ...

We’ve lost trust in data. A human-centered approach to data visualization can help us rebuild it. Public trust in the media ...

Data can often feel overwhelming—rows upon rows of numbers, scattered information, and endless spreadsheets that seem to blur together. If you’ve ever stared at a dataset wondering how to make sense ...

This is the information age, and our world revolves around data. For the past several years, big data–the industry collecting and managing huge swaths of consumer data thanks to new technologies–has ...

Data visualizations can significantly affect how people understand and interpret data. But data visualizations can be biased and exclusionary, perpetuating inequity and harmful stereotypes.

Geoff McGhee is a journalist and data visualizer at Stanford University’s Bill Lane Center for the American West. Data Points is a new series where we explore the world of data visualization, ...

Visualizing data is a task no longer strictly resigned for data journalists — it has become an indispensable skill for all reporters. Graphs and charts have been especially critical in coverage of the ...

Every day, executives receive spreadsheets filled with cash flow reports and income statements, but without context, these numbers remain meaningless, a squandered opportunity to guide strategy.

Some people think Twitter is all about short messages back and forth but we know better. It’s all about generating all sorts of data which can then be sliced and diced into interesting visualisations.