Dutch Data Design - Project Gallery

Project Gallery

I experiment with many different formats to make topics more tangible and to let readers explore and experience certain issues for themselves. For some projects I received additional data or design input, these collaborators are indicated on the project pages. If you don’t speak Dutch, you can view my projects with Chrome page translate.

Can we actually feed the world?

Kunnen we de wereld eigenlijk wel voeden?

This animated globe takes readers on a journey past population growth, poverty, and crop production, plus the question of whether we can sustainably feed 10 billion people.

How healthy is your neighborhood?

Hoe gezond is jouw wijk?

This interactive map shows the regional patterns in people’s health and lets the user zoom in on specific neighborhoods and health aspects, from smoking to chronic illness.

How are we going to solve the pandemic puzzle?

Hoe gaan we de pandemiepuzzel oplossen?

This visual simulation of a viral outbreak lets the user see for themselves what challenges the corona pandemic poses and what it takes to escape again from a lockdown situation.

How dry will The Netherlands be?

Hoe droog wordt Nederland?

This interactive graph lets the user dive into a century’s worth of meteorological data. It explains the climatic trends and their impact on drought conditions in the past and future.

Drought in The Netherlands, from day to day

De droogte in Nederland, van dag tot dag

With daily updates, this map shows where the soil currently suffers most from drought and what is expected for the week to come. In the past years drought has become a silent killer.

The YouTube stars of the reactionary right

De YouTube Sterren van reactionair rechts

This guided tour through the YouTube universe shows the constellations of radical right channels around certain topics and how they lead viewers to increasingly extremist content.

Can forced birth control solve the worldwide food challenge?

Kan geboortebeperking het wereldwijde voedselprobleem oplossen?

This data-driven article debunks the myth that forced birth control is an effective measure, using interactive graphs and a population calculator to explain the key demographic concepts.

How did your neighborhood vote?

Hoe stemde jouw buurt?

This interactive map shows the results of nationwide elections for each of the 9304 ballot boxes in The Netherlands and lets the user zoom in on specific political parties or localities.

Collectively sick. Or not?

Samen ziek. Of niet?

This simulation of infectious disease outbreaks lets the reader investigate the concepts of vaccination and herd immunity and shows that it is not just an individual’s choice.

These are the climate costs

Dit is hoeveel het klimaat ons kost

This scroll-animated chart guides readers through the plethora of options to reduce our national CO2 emission, also showing the oft-forgotten associated costs.

The range of North Korea’s missiles

Reikwijdte Noord-Koreaanse raketten

This spinning globe displays the potential reach of North Korea’s missiles, all the way to American cities like Chicago and Los Angeles, based on the most recent launch tests.

The busiest day of the year at Schiphol airport

De drukste dag op Schiphol

This video animation (near the top of the article) shows one day of passenger flights and the counters for fuel consumption and CO2 emission give a glimpse of the environmental impact.

What is your county’s coalition?

Welk college heeft uw gemeente nu?

This dashboard kept track of the local coalition formation in 335 Dutch municipalities. It shows that the parties that won the elections did not always wind up being in power.

Olympic speed skating on Twitter

Olympisch schaatsen op Twitter

These small Twitter animations (here collected in an article) provide a visual summary of Olympic speed skating, as if the top riders were pitted directly against each other.

17 million people

17 miljoen mensen

This interactive chart explains how the Dutch population has grown with one million people per decade, due to natural growth and immigration, and what we can expect for the future.

Who are those 17 million people in The Netherlands?

Wie zijn die 17 miljoen Nederlanders?

This animated area chart shows how colorful the Dutch are, depicting such things as their ethnic and religious backgrounds, income, professions, health and death causes.

Anatomy of the focus area Reproduction & Development

Anatomie van het focusgebied Voortplanting & Ontwikkeling

This network visualization lets researchers explore the existing collaborations between two Dutch hospitals, around twelve themes in the area of reproductive medicine.

More and more migrants

Meer en meer migranten

This interactive Sankey diagram lets the reader explore the worldwide origins and destinations of the 244 million migrants in 2015. Additional graphs show the main patterns.

Deaths at the borders of Southern Europe

De doden van de Zuid-Europese grenzen

The dots in this visualization represent 3200 migrants that were found dead in The Mediterranean, while trying to reach Europe by boat. It shows who these people are.

The world is heating up. As is The Netherlands.

Het broeit wereldwijd. En in Nederland.

Step-by-step, these animated graphs familiarize the reader with the hard data behind global (and local) warming and key concepts like per capita emissions and the global carbon budget.

The most influential people in The Netherlands

De invloedrijkste Nederlanders

This interactive graphic reveals the tight connections between influential people outside politics, that have a lot of power through the boards of large companies and organisations.

The hard facts of terrorism

De kille cijfers van terreur

This data-driven article tallies the numerous deadly attacks by Islamic State and shows that, contrary to some people’s focus, non-Western countries are hit the hardest by terrorism.

Where are these walls located?

Waar staat de muur?

This game makes readers think about the increasing number of border walls around the world and challenges them to pinpoint them on the map.

From small newspaper to media giant

Van krantjes tot mediagiganten

This hand-drawn flowchart depicts the evolution of the press in The Netherlands, showing how the majority of independent titles have been absorbed into a pair of media giants.

Names in The Netherlands

Zo heet Nederland

This interactive lookup tool tells you how many of the 14 million newborns since WWII share your name. It also shows the influence of religion, immigration and celebrities.

Publications of the Dutch Society of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Publicaties van de NVOG

This morphing bubble graph unlocks 15 years’ worth of scientific publications, allowing the lookup of specific authors and articles that have had the largest citation impact.

Private museums for modern and contemporary art

Particuliere musea voor moderne hedendaagse kunst

This interactive map illustrates the explosive increase of the number of privately owned art museums worldwide and helps you pick one to visit nearby.

The world of Formula 1 racing

De wereld van de Formule 1

This animated map takes readers on a journey past the key figures of the Formula 1: the circuits, the drivers and the fans, plus the only two women that ever participated in a GP.

About political big shots, books and bubbles

Over politieke bonzen, boeken en bubbels

This is a small personal project looking at the titles that Bol.com says are frequently bought together with certain books of Dutch politicians, thus revealing thematic links and bubbles.

Find Out More

Interview: the data journalist

Webinar: Making proper graphs in 5 steps

Video: squeezing 10 kilometers of speed skating into 10 seconds

Article about my investigation into gender discrimination at the hairdresser

TV item about my hairdresser investigation (2019)

Another TV item about gender discrimination at the hairdresser (2020)

Interview: concerns about the academic system and why I left it

Publications from my scientific past

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