Archive - DataViz Dojo

The Brief Window

Total solar eclipses exist only because of a temporary cosmic accident. Most eclipse maps treat this as a binary — in the path or out. Here's one that…

Apr 21 • DataViz Dojo and Martynas Majeris

DataViz Roundup — April 8, 2026

The inaugural issue of the newsletter from DataViz Dojo.

Apr 8 • DataViz Dojo

Sankey Diagrams Weren't Invented by Sankey

Harness did it first. Minard made it famous. Sankey came last and got his name on it. Here's the full story — and what amCharts just made possible.

Apr 7 • Martynas Majeris and DataViz Dojo

March 2026

Five Prompts to an Animated Globe

Building a rotating globe with flight paths, a live mileage counter, and city animations — one natural-language prompt at a time, powered by amCharts 5…

Mar 24 • DataViz Dojo and Antanas Marcelionis

Not All SVG Maps Are Created Equal

Making a sense of projections, centering, and other aspects of vector representation of maps.

Mar 16 • DataViz Dojo

The Best Statistical Graphic Ever Created

Chart created in 1869 by Charles Joseph Minard, reimagined.

Mar 11 • DataViz Dojo and Antanas Marcelionis

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