There’s something deeply satisfying about taking a huge amount of data and turning it into a gorgeous, easily understandable, educational graph. Presenting vast swathes of info in a way that everyone ...

What makes a good data graphic? As a data columnist, I’m tasked with communicating facts, figures and statistics clearly and effectively. And a good data graphic goes a long way in helping to do that.

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American Robert Simpson, A Post-Doctoral Researcher at ...