Data Stories: Mask Signs, Case Charts, and Animal-Borne Illness
Visual approaches to social distancing, clearly communicating case numbers, and an artistic exploration of the relationship between bats and viruses.
- By Upside Staff
- March 31, 2021
![Pandemic Archive](/-/media/TDWI/Upside/newsletters/2021/03/033121VizPandemicarchive.jpg?h=374&w=500&hash=9E79C3E492759F6D1244DD49AB90BDCB)
This website is collecting examples of the many stickers and signs that have appeared to enforce or encourage mask use, social distancing, and other pandemic-specific behaviors.
![MIT Sloan Management Review](/-/media/TDWI/Upside/newsletters/2021/03/033121VizMITSloanMR.jpg?h=243&w=500&hash=9F0305314EB515816E0F63DDC63DAF10)
This article from MIT Sloan Management Review demonstrates some common pitfalls in clearly presenting COVID-19 data and how visual messages might be clearer.
![Reuters](/-/media/TDWI/Upside/newsletters/2021/03/033121VizReutersBats.jpg?h=275&w=500&hash=203C34FBCCCF740282F4D2149BBE3D88)
Reuters provides this exploration of why bats are common vectors for diseases that eventually cause problems for humans.