A new Show HN project represents each S&P 500 company as a bubble sized by market capitalization, grouped by sector, with stick figures inside representing employees. The density of figures per bubble shows how much market value exists per worker, letting users compare labor intensity across companies. The tool covers companies with sufficient employee counts and market caps, using the latest annual report figures, and is interactive—users can click for details or zoom into smaller bubbles.
bigwhalehunting.com
· 2026-10-25
Science illustration blog Tabletop Whale published a coding tutorial detailing how it built a geologic map of the Moon, merging six separate geologic datasets with inconsistent labels and formats into one cohesive visualization. The creator chose to omit timescale data due to imprecise and overlapping geologic eras, coloring the map purely by geologic category, and drew inspiration from the bright color schemes of original 1970s lunar maps. This release marks the final entry in the blog's Atlas of Space series.
tabletopwhale.com
· 2026-10-24
Designer Stefan Sagmeister has created a line of shoes whose patterns double as infographics, displaying statistics on topics such as renewable energy adoption and homelessness rates across six countries. The visual designs translate numerical data into graphic patterns printed directly onto the footwear.
fastcompany.com
· 2026-10-19
A new web-based tool called lpviz offers an interactive visualizer for linear programming problems, running directly in a browser via JavaScript. Its accompanying documentation is accessible even without JavaScript enabled.
lpviz.net
· 2026-10-17
A data visualization project has mapped every structure in Los Angeles as a 3D box color-coded by the decade it was constructed. Users can pan, rotate and tilt the view to watch the city's growth unfold chronologically from 1880 through 2026.
lax-skyline.parcelscope.net
· 2026-09-07
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