TDWI Articles

Data Stories: Pie Charts, Snowflakes, and Icebergs

Looking for some fun visual uses of data? Check out pie chart names, generate snowflakes, and play with virtual icebergs.

 

A Taxonomy of Circles and Angles

sample of data visualization, linked to full visualization on Twitter

This twitter thread follows one professor’s playful attempt to collect terms for a pie chart in as many languages as possible.

 

Virtual Ice Crystals

sample of data visualization, linked to full visualization at vivariums.com 

This fun simulator grows snowflakes based on a set of variables input by the user.

 

Gravity and Buoyancy

sample of data visualization, linked to full visualization at engaging-data.com 

Draw any shape and this tool will show how it would float as an iceberg.

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