A Data Visualization of 22 Data Visualizations I’ve Made

A timeline of the first 22 entries in my 100 Days of Data Visualization project

I recently read a post where a writer shared a “map” of their articles. It was a useful list of links, sorted by topic, which I thought was a neat way to take stock while also orienting readers on your work. Stepping back to look at what you’ve done so far in a project is one of the most rewarding things to do.

When I started 100 Days of Data Visualization, I didn’t have a particularly elaborate plan. I wanted to create visualizations, explore datasets, learn new techniques, and, most importantly, get better at telling stories with data.

Since January this year, I’ve published 22/100 project entries on Medium, topics ranging from India’s milk production and the geography of fame based on Wikipedia biographies and their page views, neurodivergence, Kenya’s budget, and the world’s biggest prizes by cash value.

Individually, the 22 entries are an eclectic collection, and I was curious to see what they looked like together, so I made another visualization.

In my arsenal of data visualization inspirations, there’s a timeline of the History of Aotearoa, which I’ve admired for a while. I found it interesting because of how a long and complex history could be organized into a single coherent visual narrative. I wanted to borrow from that approach where a collection of seemingly disparate…