Top 10 Data Visualization Cases of 2018

Data visualization experts create astonishing works every day, and visualizations are essential tools across many fields. To celebrate artists and designers worldwide, we have collected the most interesting data‑visualization cases of 2018.

1. History of Bruce Springsteen

By Adam McCann – This visualization maps every song recorded by Bruce Springsteen using data from Spotify and other sources. Each musical element is visualized to make the emotional content of the songs easier to understand.

2. Hello Sun app

By Small Multiples – The HelloSun app shows real‑time solar and lunar positions for many world cities on a circular sky map that changes color with sunrise and sunset. Each city’s landmark is highlighted when it falls into the sun’s shadow.

3. Wind and Words

By Impossible Bureau – This complex visualization uses dialogue from “Game of Thrones” to illustrate character interactions, word usage, and sentiment across seasons, offering a rich data‑driven exploration of the series.

4. Launch It

By Shane Mielke – Graphic designer Shane Mielke created an interactive, rotatable world map that shows where his books can be purchased. Users can change map colors and marker shapes.

5. Apollo

By Paul Button – A graphic designer fascinated by space visualized data from every Apollo mission and sold the result as an art print.

6. Planet Earth

By Federica Fragapane – This children’s book‑style website presents colorful visualizations of animals and plants, inspired by the author’s own childhood reading.

7. Keuzestress: Searching for the ‘Correct’ Mascara

By Sonja Kuijpers – Visualizing data from a Dutch online cosmetics store, this project helps the author choose the right mascara by displaying color, volume, length, and waterproof properties.

8. Marvel Cinematic Universe

By Strait Times – An interactive visualization created by Singapore’s “Strait Times” lets users explore connections between characters and movies in the Marvel Cinematic Universe since 2008.

9. Living Space

By Tiziana Alocci – Designed for BBC Futures, this interactive visualization depicts each step of the International Space Station’s construction.

10. The Many Moons of Jupiter

By James Round – This visualization presents the names, sizes, and discovery dates of Jupiter’s moons, allowing the viewer to print the chart as a poster.