PUBLIC MARKS with tag data-visualisation

This is an experiment in using the web audio API together with canvas to make some interesting and cool-looking visualizations. Since this is my first foray into the world of both canvas and web audio, I have slowly iterated over a number of ideas and trials which are all in the /tests folder.

The infosphere* relies on an intricate network of signals, wired and wireless, that support it. We are completely surrounded by an invisible system of data cables and radio signals from access points, cell towers and overhead satellites. Our digital lives depend on these very physical systems for communication, observation and navigation.

If you don’t already know, Soundcloud is sort of like YouTube, but for audio rather than video. It provides a rich API for building apps that use its audio streams, so I decided to use it as the source for my visualization (note that you’ll need to register your app to use the Soundcloud API – it’s free and straightforward to do).

A portrait of human delusion — an exploration of the Internet’s psychological effect on humanity. By Jonathan Harris

Drop in data and Popily automatically pops out tons of discoveries, then you pick the ones you love.

Two women who switched continents get to know each other through the data they draw and send across the pond

Discover the World's Best Infographics and Data Visualizations!

The Fallen of World War II is an interactive documentary that examines the human cost of the second World War and the decline in battle deaths in the years since the war. The 15-minute data visualization uses cinematic storytelling techniques to provide viewers with a fresh and dramatic perspective of a pivotal moment in history. The film follows a linear narration, but it allows viewers to pause during key moments to interact with the charts and dig deeper into the numbers.

People killed by police in the US

Population.io aims to make demography – the study of human populations – accessible to a wider audience. We believe that demographic data can play an important role in understanding the social and economic developments of our time. Our hope is that people from all walks of life, in all ages and across all countries will explore a new perspective of their own life and find their own place in the world of today and tomorrow.

With Silk, data journalism is easy. Go from spreadsheet to analysis to publish-ready visualizations in minutes.

An illustrated guide to all 456 deaths in “Game of Thrones”

Nicholas Felton keeps some of his favorite things here.

Based on one of the greatest jazz musicians of the twentieth century, Scaled in Miles looks at Miles Davis’ career through a timeline of his recording sessions and the musicians who collaborated with him.

Human helps people move almost twice as much in six weeks. Every day, people track millions of activities with our app. We visualized 7.5 Million miles of activity in major cities all across the globe to get an insight into Human activity. Walking, running, cycling, and motorized transportation data tell us different stories.

See who's in, who's out and how it's affecting their league position

The missing link between spreadsheets and vector graphics.

The missing link between spreadsheets and vector graphics.

CrisisNET finds, formats and exposes crisis data in a simple, intuitive structure that’s accessible anywhere. Now developers, journalists and analysts can skip the days of tedious data processing and get to work in minutes with only a few lines of code.

Create amazing maps with your data A cloud-based solution for all your mapping needs

Un outil libre aidant n'importe qui à créer en quelques minutes des graphiques simples, élégants et facilement intégrables.

What the Nation is Doing Now

realtime emoji use on twitter

Porngram maps the evolution of words frequencies in the titles of almost 800,000 porn videos. Data are provided by the Sexualitics dataset.