The Why Axis

  • Archives
  • Collections
  • Conferences

    Talks and slides and reflections from data visualization conference speakers and attendees.

  • Behind the Scenes

    Interviews and articles that reveal the design process behind great visualizations.

  • Storytelling With Data

    Leading the reader through a visualization to impart knowledge and insight.

  • Print & Web Companions

    Visualizations covered on The Why Axis with both print and web components that work together.

  • Chart Remakes

    Articles on The Why Axis and elsewhere that seek to redesign or improve existing visualizations.

  • Tools of the Trade

    A collection of the data visualization tools reviewed on The Why Axis.

  • Open Source

    Resources with open source components including visualization libraries, code bases and data sets.

  • Data Journalism

    Visualizations that tackle major news stories and make them accessible and understandable for the general public.

  • Making Climate Change Visual

    Visualizations that examine one aspect of the important yet ephemeral issue of climate change.