Color gradients to indicate motion in static image:

Shape alone can convey direction.

However, when a gradient is introduced, the impression of motion it creates becomes the dominant signal.

Which gradient pattern do you find most effective, the teardrop (left) or the comet (right)?

#MakeoverMonday – 2025 W03 | Steam Top 100 Played Games:

Live version: staroscik.com/vizes/steamg...

Code: github.com/AndrewStaros...

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#TidyTuesday – 2025 W01 | Bring Your Own Data:

Time and date of fatal accidents on U.S. Roadways in 2022. Data from the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS)

Code and more information here: github.com/AndrewStaros...

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My submission for this week's #makeovermonday challenge

Code, a higher resolution image, and more information here: github.com/AndrewStaros...

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The 100 most frequent scent pairings in the #TidyTuesday fragrance dataset

Data was processed with #python. The chart was made with #d3js

My submission to this month's Wonderful Wednesday data visualization challenge.

The challenge here is to show all this variability in one figure and provide a takeaway, which I did in the figure title.

The code is here: gist.github.com/AndrewStaros...

#python #datavisualization

To celebrate the final day of the #30DayMapChallenge, I present “The final map” – the star-shaped Berghaus projection in cookie form!

If you have access to a printer, the STL is on Thingiverse: www.thingiverse.com/thing:6852103

#3dprinting #maps

#30DayMapChallenge day 28: The blue planet

This map shows the extent of direct mapping efforts according to the June 2024 data release by GEBCO.

To learn more about the history of seafloor mapping, check out this video I made a few years ago for SciencePrimer: youtu.be/QQryy0-KwoY?...

#30DayMapChallenge day 26: micromapping

I used the 2022 accident data from the NHTSA FARS data to find the square mile in the US with the most fatal traffic accidents.

It is in Atlanta, Georgia. There were 11 fatal accidents in that single square mile.

Code here: github.com/AndrewStaros...

#30DayMapChallenge day 26: projections
The Mercator projection preserves directional relationships and maintains local shapes but distorts the size of regions far from the equator,
This visualization lets you drag two maps to compare country sizes.
Live demo: staroscik.com/dragmercator/

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Day 24: Only circular shapes
A world map with circles for each country's land area and total population.
live demo here: staroscik.com/circlesmap/
Code and more information here: github.com/AndrewStaros...