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NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Tags: animation , Disney , Reuters The studio formalized 12 principles of animation which transformed static sketches into lively characters on a screen. Veteran animators taught the principles to each of the new artists who joined the studio to ensure consistency.

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DECEMBER 13, 2022

Tags: body , muscle , risk , steroids , Washington Post. Bonnie Berkowitz and William Neff, for The Washington Post, used a combination of illustration and 3-D animations to show what happens and the risks of introducing more of everything to the body.

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OCTOBER 10, 2023

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DECEMBER 3, 2021

Tags: bees , Economist , social distancing. In a parasite-free hive, activities are spread throughout the hive, whereas clusters form when parasites are detected. The Economist illustrated the difference with a grids of dot densities.

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FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Tags: football , Pele , South China Morning Post For South China Morning Post, Victor Sanjinez and Dennis Wong used a visual story to show why Pele was so great at football and in life. Illustrations mixed with a few charts makes for a good explanation of the-man-the-legend’s career.

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AUGUST 22, 2023

Tags: flights , New York Times From The New York Times, near collisions might happen more often than the steady flight captain’s overhead voice would have you believe. A series of animated flight paths, albeit sped up, show the close calls.

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JULY 18, 2023

This involves optimising meta tags (title tags, meta descriptions), headings, URLs, and image alt tags. By optimising your website's content, meta tags, and other vital elements, you can align your online presence with your target audience's specific needs and interests.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Tags: movies , Reuters , romantic comedy In celebration of the most romantic day of the year that is sometimes comedic, Sam Hart, with illustrations by Catherine Tai, for Reuters, tours the genres within the genres of romantic comedy. You had me at analysis.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Tags: animation , Europe , war. The animation above used the same visual metaphor to show power and war in Europe, from 1500 to 2022. Circles represent countries, and they split and collide with time. See also the history of America and East Asia in the same style.

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OCTOBER 5, 2022

Tags: coffee , illustration , tea , Washington Post. Anahad O’Connor, Aaron Steckelberg and Garland Potts, for The Washington Post, made charts that compare the benefits of coffee and tea. But let’s be honest here. All we really want to see in a battle between coffee and tea is an anthropomorphic bean and leaf wrestle.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Tags: cooling , global warming , New York Times , Singapore I always appreciate the scrolly transitions from real life imagery with photos or video to the more abstract illustrations. It’s a good mechanism to keep concepts rooted in reality.

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FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Tags: earthquake , illustration , Reuters After a big earthquake, such as the 7.8 that hit Turkey and Syria, it is important that search and rescue be carried through in an organized way when everything around is chaos.

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APRIL 20, 2023

Tags: Neal Agarwal , scale , scrollytelling , space Imagining an elevator that goes up to space , a long scroll through the skies gives you a sense of elevation up until you leave Earth. See how high birds fly, where the wild yak resides, and who was the first person to break the sound barrier in a free fall.

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DECEMBER 21, 2023

Tags: Kurzgesagt , scale It’s just this is really big and that is really small. With focus on the individual, the Kurzgesagt rendition keeps the scale close as if you’re standing right next to it instead of traveling to an unreachable place.

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APRIL 17, 2023

Tags: animals , scale A straightforward lineup of animals that fly provide a sense of scale, from tiny to very big. I feel like some everyday objects like a car or a helicopter would’ve really driven the point, but it’s neat to see.

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FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Tags: asteroids , NASA , Reuters , scale , space Speed is plotted on the horizontal, symbols are scaled by the object’s minimum diameter, and yellow indicates objects on the way. Illustrations after the initial graphic do a good job of providing scale for if any of these objects hit us.

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JULY 10, 2023

Tags: grass , Reuters , tennis , Wimbledon For Reuters, Travis Hartman and Ally J. Levine illustrate the differences between court surfaces and how grass impacts play. I’m into the tennis textures used throughout the piece.

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DECEMBER 14, 2021

Tags: climate change , New York Times , postcards. The New York Times uses a mix of maps, charts, videos, illustrations, and photographs to imagine postcards sent from every country in the world to show what’s happening.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Tags: balloon , Eleanor Lutz , illustration , New York Times , UFO For The New York Times, Eleanor Lutz illustrated things in the sky , because there are other objects up there other than spy balloons and UFOs. A long vertical scale is used to represent altitude. Bonus points for moving the objects around to give a floating effect.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

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DECEMBER 8, 2022

Tags: coronavirus , Maastricht University. Eventually, the host cell produces so many viral particles that it dies and releases numerous new virus particles. Aw, such a cute little, life-altering virus. via kottke ].

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NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Tags: baseline , coronavirus , vaccination. People who eat healthy can still have high cholesterol. But we know these things reduce the chances of dying in a car crash, of getting an STI, and having high cholesterol, so we adjust our choices. via @ visualisingdata ].

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MAY 16, 2023

Tags: Alvin Chang , kimchi , Pudding Interact with the items in the story and be sure to turn the sound on. There are charts tucked away for historical context. Many of my best memories throughout life are tied to food, so this one struck home for me.

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JUNE 19, 2023

Tags: battery , China , electric vehicle , supply Companies anywhere in the world will look to form partnerships with Chinese manufacturers to enter or expand in the industry. I appreciate the illustrative nature of these charts.

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AUGUST 9, 2023

Tags: food , garbage , methane , Reuters . “Any action that can prevent food waste from sitting in untreated piles will directly lead to climate impacts being reduced.” ” I appreciate the illustrations that make the data less abstract, which have become standard from Reuters Graphics.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Tags: Bitcoin , electricity , New York Times. You might have heard that Bitcoin uses a lot of electricity. More than some countries. You might have wondered how that could be possible. The New York Times explains with a set of graphics and illustrations.

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DECEMBER 23, 2022

Tags: Alvin Chang , Pudding , rich , wealth , Yard-sale model. Alvin Chang, for The Pudding, describes the Yard-sale model, which shows how such a skew in distribution inevitably happens even when an individual’s chances seems fair. This is a fun one.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Tags: China , coronavirus , deaths , illustration , New York Times So, for The New York Times, Pablo Robles, Vivian Wang, and Joy Dong evaluated the change in scale of scholars’ obituaries , which appears to correlate with China’s restriction timeline.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Tags: hearing , illustration , sound , Washington Post. Hearing level, or volume, is on the vertical axis, and frequency, or pitch, is on the horizontal axis. Objects in the illustration are placed based on where they reside in the coordinate system, which is pretty great. Put on headphones for the full effect.

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MAY 9, 2022

Tags: car , Formula 1 , New York Times. The rules around a car’s aerodynamics for Formula 1 racing changed a lot this year, which means new challenges and big shifts in team rankings. Josh Katz and Jeremy White, for The New York Times, illustrated the changes and how modifications affect a car’s performance.

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JANUARY 20, 2023

Tags: Lunar New Year , Taiwan Data Stories In celebration of Chinese New Year, Julia Janicki, Daisy Chung, and Joyce Chou rotate through the traditional foods served with an illustrated Lazy Susan.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Tags: animation , Krisztina Sz?cs cs likes to make animated charts to show sports results, from fencing, handball, soccer, to hockey. She cataloged all of her sports charts in one place. I’m partial to the triangle timelines, which play well to sports with back and forth scores. cs , sports.

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FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Tags: encyclopedia , J. Nicholas Rougeux, who likes to web-ify old works , restored Heck’s 13,000-plus illustrations and restructured the encyclopedia for the browser. All it took was hours of manual labor spread out over 13 months. Read more about the process here. Heck , Nicholas Rougeux , restoration.

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FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Tags: Nathan Chen , New York Times , Olympics , sports. Figure skater Nathan Chen set a world record with his performance in the short program. The New York Times has these cute animations to show the completed jumps. Just spinning around four times in the air, no big deal.

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NOVEMBER 12, 2021

Tags: 3-d , depth , MetaBallStudios , ocean , scale. MetaBallStudios , a YouTube channel that focuses on perspective and 3-D animation, guides you through the depths of major bodies of water. You’ll pass notable on-land monuments along the way. via kottke ].

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NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Tags: daylight saving , illustration , sleep , Washington Post. Scrolling through, it started to feel like too many layers on top of that clock, but my main takeaway, and I think we can all agree on this, is that we should all get to sleep and wake whenever we want. Boom, problem solved.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Tags: mexico , Pudding , sound. With implementation by Michelle McGhee and illustrations by Diego Parés, the piece walks you through individual sounds with what they mean and why they are relevant.

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