Ideas and inspirations from Small Multiples
Between 2011 and 2020, thousands of court cases involved disputes about trees in the state of New South Wales, Australia. How are these cases connected? Which local councils have the most tree disputes? What legislations…
What happens when you give a film reviewer access to algorithms that see things the human eye cannot? Film critic Luke Buckmaster uses a program created by Small Multiples to find new ways to explore popular movies such as Mad Max, Star Wars, Inception and Spirited Away.
The COVID-19 pandemic is devastating communities everywhere. Sorrow, fear and anger have permeated our lives. We made this data visualisation prototype to replant the seeds of sympathy and compassion. Let’s travel the world (from your…
In mainland China, men outnumber women by almost 32 million. That’s a group of people larger than Australia and New Zealand combined, who will never find a wife (presuming that’s what they’re looking for). This…
In its history, information visualisation has often stood somewhere between fact and narrative, between science and art. Medieval European maps, for example, were usually a mixture of geographical fact and theological order. The T-O map…
The 2019 Kantar Information is Beautiful Awards Shortlist came out this week – these are some of our favourites. The Room Of Change As data visualisations go, they don’t come much more epic than this….
Sydney has experienced a number of housing bubbles since the early 2000s. Fuelled by a variety of factors, the booms and busts have made housing affordability hit record lows. Problems with construction quality also emerged…
Eyeo talks Over the past few weeks, Eyeo have been releasing their 2019 conference videos. I especially liked this one from Nadieh Bremer, which was based around the topic of connections. She starts off with…
Radar charts are much maligned in the world of data vis. Every other explanation of their workings comes with a disclaimer explaining why “you probably want to use a bar chart”. Their problems include: The…
There’s a lot of books out there on data visualisation – from collections of luscious graphics, to practical how-to guides and specialist texts. Here’s what’s on our bookshelf, and what we’d like to add.
