Ideas and inspirations from Small Multiples
Chinese characters are one of the oldest continuously used systems of writing in the world. Today they are used for most Chinese languages as well as Japanese, although historically, they were also adapted to write other…
Have you ever wondered where that tasty Aussie onion on the barbie came from? Which agricultural producers will be hit the hardest by the trade tensions with China? Thanks to the Australian Bureau of Statistics,…
A sacred site in Western Australia that showed 46,000 years of continual occupation and provided a 4,000-year-old genetic link to present-day traditional owners has been destroyed in the expansion of an iron ore mine. Rio…
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…
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…
With impeachment efforts against Donald Trump gaining momentum and U.S. politics becoming ever more combative, we found three charts this week that describe the divisions in contemporary America. A client recently sent us the great…
We’ve made two maps to help you understand how Australia’s postcode system works. Breaking apart the postcode This is an adaptation of Ben Fry’s zipdecode using Australian data. The first number of a postcode usually…
See how far your electric car can get you in China Informative maps showing the range of electric vehicles according to the availability of charging stations in terms of safe for a return trip, no…
The ongoing drought in eastern Australia has been devastating to the farmers. I wanted to know if the shortage of rain reflects the general trend of the past decades. Monthly rainfall data from all BOM weather stations across…
