No. 26 · · 1 min read
Data can dance. But it can also speak. Loudly…
A chart can be pure play, an animation of dancing columns. What happens when the same chart turns to a story that matters: attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure?
The idea
Motion can distract from the story behind the numbers. Here, dancing columns give way to the quarterly impact of attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, analysis that helps guide where power is sent.
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Start with the dance
The video starts as a playful animation of column charts, a reminder that visuals can distract from the story behind the numbers.
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Then let the data speak
The columns turn to the real story: the quarterly impact of attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, drawn from ACLED data.
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Analysis that guides action
That analysis helps guide the deployment of generators and portable power stations across the country.
What starts as a playful animation of column charts turns into a scary reminder of the ongoing attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure.
In this short video, I explore how data visualization can sometimes distract us from the story behind the numbers. What starts as a playful animation of column charts turns into a scary reminder of the ongoing attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure.
Using data from ACLED, I visualized the quarterly impact of these attacks, and how this information helps to guide the deployment of generators and portable power stations across the country.
