Thomas de BeusinColourful FactsA graphics reporting project: Why R was my saviour and Excel was notWhen working at the graphics desk at Dutch newspaper De Volkskrant, I was tasked to analyse all kinds of trends around one theme: How did…Feb 2, 2018Feb 2, 2018
Thomas de BeusinColourful FactsRedesign of a truly bananas chartOn Twitter, I stumbled upon this horrendous 3D bar chart. When looking at the data, it might have been made in 2005. Data visualisation as…Jan 8, 2018Jan 8, 2018
Thomas de BeusinColourful FactsWhy the U.S. is so insanely popular in Vietnam even after a devastating warDuring the 60’s until 1975 the United States sent a lot of troops to Vietnam. They dropped thousands of bombs and sprayed with the infamous…Sep 5, 20171Sep 5, 20171
Thomas de BeusinColourful FactsHow the world sees the U.S.A. after Trump’s inaugurationAfter a survey, the Pew Research Center came to a conclusion: U.S. Image Suffers as Publics Around World Question Trump’s Leadership. In 37…Jul 16, 2017Jul 16, 2017
Thomas de BeusinColourful FactsTV is Pre-Eminently the Medium for Unreadable 3D ChartsThe Dutch Talkshow Jinek fell into the trap of showing a 3D bar graph from the exit poll of the UK elections May 2017. Numerous times TV…Jun 24, 2017Jun 24, 2017
Thomas de BeusinColourful FactsIs the Central Bureau of Statistics Creating Automated Graphs?To me, it almost looks like there’s no human involved making the much-needed design decisions, so I decided to contact the Central Bureau…Jun 23, 2017Jun 23, 2017
Thomas de BeusData Visualisations Redesigned for the BetterAs a cure for unpalatable side effects when seeing a crappy graph I reshape them in something better. Sometimes there are those who…May 30, 2017May 30, 2017
Thomas de BeusinColourful FactsUse avocado 🥑 for guacamole, not as a diagram pleaseThe Dutch love avocado. Newspaper Trouw published an article where they showed from which countries the Netherlands imported the green…May 30, 2017May 30, 2017
Thomas de BeusinColourful FactsTrump should ignore this county choropleth map when showing election resultsBut he won’t because he loves it too much. When Trump invited some reporters to talk about his 100 days in office, he handed out an…May 30, 2017May 30, 2017
Thomas de BeusinColourful FactsHuge gap Between Perception and Experienced Tensions in Dutch SocietyA graphics iteration process.May 30, 2017May 30, 2017