The Process

✚ Use Established Chart Types, Because They’re More Straightforward (The Process 097)

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by Nathan Yau / July 9, 2020 / chart types, The Process

Unique charts and visual encodings are worth exploring, but what about traditional charts? Also, a members' preview of a new chart catalogue. Read More

✚ Try New Visual Encodings, Because Something Might Work (The Process 096)

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by Nathan Yau / July 2, 2020 / experiment, The Process

Hi, Nathan here. This is The Process, the weekly newsletter for FlowingData members… Read More

✚ Visualization Tools, Datasets, and Resources – June 2020 Roundup

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by Nathan Yau / June 25, 2020 / roundup, The Process

Here's the good stuff for June. Read More

✚ Old Charts and New Ideas (The Process 094)

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by Nathan Yau / June 18, 2020 / inspiration, The Process, vintage

If you're looking for visual inspiration, one or two centuries back is a good place to start. Read More

✚ Adjust Your Baseline Accordingly (The Process 093)

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by Nathan Yau / June 11, 2020 / baseline, The Process

The right baseline provides a way to compare everything else in a useful way. The wrong baseline makes the rest of the data useless. Read More

✚ Seeing the Dust (The Process 092)

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by Nathan Yau / June 4, 2020 / complexity, racism, The Process

Keep your eyes open. Read More

✚ Visualization Tools and Resources – May 2020 Roundup

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by Nathan Yau / May 28, 2020 / roundup, The Process

Every month I collect useful visualization tools and resources to make better charts. Here's the good stuff for May. Read More

✚ Improving the Georgia Cases Chart (The Process 090)

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by Nathan Yau / May 21, 2020 / coronavirus, Georgia, The Process

The Georgia Department of Public Health published a questionable chart showing confirmed Covid-19 cases over time. Intentionally misleading or poorly made chart? Read More

Coronavirus Visual Rundown, Part II (The Process 089)

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by Nathan Yau / May 14, 2020 / coronavirus, roundup, The Process

Hi, Nathan here. This is The Process, the weekly newsletter for FlowingData members where I look at charts closer. This issue is public, but if you’d like to support FlowingData, becoming a member is the best way to do it. Membership keeps the blog running as a free resource for everyone and gets you bonus access to tutorials, courses, and more. A new tutorial on animated charts went up yesterday....

✚ Tornado Lines – Useful or Not? (The Process 088)

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by Nathan Yau / May 7, 2020 / novelty, The Process, tornado

It looks like a tornado. It's messy. It's circular. It almost looks intentionally confusing. But how bad is it really? Read More