Grid maps: where charts meet maps for easy data comparison Explore small multiples like never before and discover a better way to compare regional data Posted on 23 October 2024 by Duncan Clark
Visualizing 100 years of US elections with interactive maps Explore how political landscapes shifted over the last century with dynamic visualizations Posted on 09 October 2024 by Vanessa Fillis
16 ways to visualize US elections data Master every stage of election reporting with our guide to visualizing US election data: from predictions to post-vote insights Posted on 06 September 2024 by Flourish team
How to create animated 3D point maps without coding Animate thousands of data points to show movement over time in a dynamic and engaging way Posted on 19 July 2024 by Simona Tselova
8 ways to visualize financial market data Bring clarity to complex financial data with interactive data visualizations Posted on 19 June 2024 by Scott Barber and Vanessa Fillis
Rethinking chart legends: when and how to use them? Combining legends with titles makes your visualizations simpler and more impactful – and it’s super easy in Flourish Posted on 05 June 2024 by Simona Tselova
Organize, centralize, and collaborate with shared folders 🗂 The new folder system brings a level of simplicity and collaboration to managing your team’s projects Posted on 29 May 2024 by Vanessa Fillis and Simona Tselova
Drive engagement: a guide to transforming charts with filters Unveil the hidden layers of your data by integrating interactive filters into your Flourish visualizations Posted on 24 May 2024 by Vanessa Fillis
Eurovision through the years: a charted history of music’s biggest contest Explore the history and trends of Eurovision, illustrated in 9 comprehensive charts Posted on 09 May 2024 by Vanessa Fillis and Simona Tselova
How to identify trends and patterns with data visualization Discover five engaging chart types to show the story behind your data, from dynamic bump charts to informative scatter plots Posted on 26 April 2024 by Mafe Callejón and Vanessa Fillis
Daring to diverge: Flourish and WPP’s journey in data storytelling Uncover the process behind creating engaging and interactive visualizations that push the boundaries of conventional data design Posted on 19 April 2024 by Oli Darley
Your ultimate guide to visualizing football tournaments ⚽ From the EUROs to the World Cup – explore 15 innovative ways to visualize the game Posted on 12 March 2024 by Flourish team
A visual exploration of gender inequality statistics in 2024 Visualizing the gender divide from the classroom to the boardroom Posted on 08 March 2024 by Vanessa Fillis and Mafe Callejón
How to visualize the Olympics Exploring the evolution, achievements, and highlights of the Winter and Summer Olympics through data visualization Posted on 26 February 2024 by Vanessa Fillis
9 ways to transform text and images into interactive visualizations From cards and quizzes to photo sliders and timelines, Flourish helps you turn any qualitative data into stunning pieces of content Posted on 10 January 2024 by Simona Tselova
Explore the data behind the Nobel Prize in 7 interactive charts Revealing patterns in gender, age, and nationality of prize winners through data visualization Posted on 08 December 2023 by Vanessa Fillis and Mafe Callejón
5 pitfalls to avoid when working with color in data visualization Mastering color theory for impactful data storytelling Posted on 15 November 2023 by Vanessa Fillis, Mafe Callejón and Simona Tselova
How we’re making Flourish visualizations more accessible Explore our latest updates and learn about our commitment to accessibility Posted on 13 November 2023 by Luisa Bider
Explore the world in data: introducing the 3D Globe Redefine the way you tell stories about the world with our new 3D Globe template Posted on 01 November 2023 by Vanessa Fillis and Simona Tselova
Unlock powerful collaboration with sharing permissions in Flourish Take control of your visualizations and stories for seamless teamwork Posted on 12 October 2023 by Vanessa Fillis
A beginner’s guide to using text in data visualization Discover the most effective techniques for using text to create clear and understandable data visualizations Posted on 15 September 2023 by Simona Tselova
How to choose the right chart type for your data Confused about which visualization type to choose? This post will help you pick the most effective Flourish visualization for your data Posted on 13 September 2023 by Vanessa Fillis and Anna Powell-Smith
3 reasons why visual communication is key to business growth Insights from Canva’s Visual Economy Report to elevate how your business communicates Posted on 08 September 2023 by Annie Parker
From static to interactive: turn SVG diagrams into exciting experiences on your website Captivate and educate your audience with interactive illustrations, infographics, and website elements Posted on 25 August 2023 by Vanessa Fillis
8 ways to visualize football data Bring Premier League data to life with interactive charts, league tables, fantasy football, and more Posted on 10 August 2023 by Joseph Witcombe
Elevate your data story with annotations Maximize the impact of your data visualizations by adding annotations to your charts and maps Posted on 03 August 2023 by Luisa Bider and Simona Tselova
Record-breaking heat: visualizing the effects of the climate crisis We explored rising temperatures and their impact through interactive data visualizations Posted on 13 July 2023 by Vanessa Fillis
World Refugee Day: visualizing migration trends We looked at the latest migration data to understand where people go when they have to leave their homes Posted on 20 June 2023 by Mafe Callejón and Vanessa Fillis
How Tortoise & Sky News built a powerful data exploration tool with the Flourish SDK Learn how the two newsrooms used Flourish to create the Westminster Accounts, an innovative data exploration platform Posted on 16 June 2023 by Simona Tselova and Vanessa Fillis
Introducing scrollytelling: the future of immersive data storytelling Creating immersive digital stories is easier than ever with our new no-code scrollytelling builder Posted on 10 May 2023 by Simona Tselova
Boost engagement with interactive calculators – from budgets to carbon footprints Discover our premium template, perfect for creating powerful, embeddable calculators – with Google Sheets integration Posted on 20 April 2023 by Luisa Bider
Dual axis charts: double the fun or double the trouble? Learn the pros and cons of dual axis charts, how to make them with Flourish and how to master them Posted on 12 April 2023 by Simona Tselova
How to visualize Google Trends data Uncovering insights – how to make the most of Google Trends with Flourish Posted on 10 March 2023 by Luisa Bider
Masters series: William Playfair, the father of statistical graphics Celebrating the legacy of the creator of the line chart, bar chart and pie chart 200 years after his death Posted on 22 February 2023 by Mafe Callejón
We don’t make mistakes, just happy accidents: Visualizing Bob Ross’ works Exploring the palette and patterns of Bob Ross’ paintings through data visualization Posted on 17 February 2023 by Luisa Bider
My type on paper: the data behind Love Island success We analyzed the data behind Love Island to find out which couples are still together, and who might've entered the show looking for fame instead of love Posted on 03 February 2023 by Annie Parker
Choosing the right map type for your data Looking to represent your geographical data on a map? This post will help you pick the most effective map type for your data Posted on 01 February 2023 by Mafe Callejón
A visual exploration of a 15th century bookshop A collaborative project with the University of Oxford Posted on 25 January 2023 by Mafe Callejón
A guide to creating charts and graphs for social media Learn how to create visually appealing charts for social media using Flourish and Canva Posted on 06 January 2023 by Simona Tselova and Annie Parker
All I want for Christmas… is data 🎵 Using Billboard charts and Google Trends data, we visualized the search trends behind the most streamed Christmas song, “All I Want For Christmas Is You” Posted on 20 December 2022 by Katherine Riley and the Flourish team
Visualizing our 2022 reads Combining our love for reading with our passion for data visualization Posted on 16 December 2022 by Flourish team
Flourish year in review 2022 Reflecting on a year of growth and collaboration Posted on 12 December 2022 by Flourish team
How to create interactive marimekko charts Compare magnitude and part-to-whole with our new Marimekko template Posted on 07 December 2022 by Mafe Callejón
Enhance your data storytelling with animated charts Five ways to create animated charts that bring your data to the next level Posted on 02 December 2022 by Simona Tselova
7 quick ways to upgrade your data visualizations Sharing our top tips on how to best use Flourish to create compelling visualizations – without the stress Posted on 21 November 2022 by Annie Parker
How to create interactive gauge visualizations Track everything from KPIs to elections data with our new Gauge template Posted on 04 November 2022 by Luisa Bider
PDFs are bad for data visualization and storytelling – but what’s the alternative? The use of PDFs is common among organizations, but they don’t guarantee best results Posted on 26 October 2022 by Simona Tselova
4 metrics to visualize in your elections coverage From voting intention to results, learn how you can bring elections data to life with interactive graphics Posted on 06 October 2022 by Mafe Callejón
Why data storytelling is important for your business How to effectively tell stories with data to convey a meaningful message across your industry Posted on 30 September 2022 by Simona Tselova
4 data visualization mistakes you’re probably making and how to fix them How to avoid misleading your readers with your charts Posted on 12 September 2022 by Yaning Wu and Mafe Callejón
Our Data Explorer template helps you find the stories in your data – and tell them beautifully The new template allows you to morph between various chart and map types to create rich and compelling data stories Posted on 08 August 2022 by Mafe Callejón
Bring your text to life with our Text Annotator template Adding definitions, explanations and notes to text is now easier than ever Posted on 25 July 2022 by Simona Tselova and Luisa Bider
Automated column selection: an easier way of adding data to Flourish The new data typing feature marks the beginning of a more intuitive data visualization process Posted on 14 July 2022 by Simona Tselova
AdKaora used Flourish to dynamically power their live marketing platform How the proximity marketing agency used Flourish to automate and customize their reports Posted on 06 July 2022 by Luisa Bider
It’s about time: bring history to life with interactive timelines 🕰️ Design beautiful, responsive and interactive timelines that represent key events over time and captivate your audience Posted on 01 July 2022 by Simona Tselova
Wimbledon in 8 charts – from tie breaks to ticket costs 🎾 A visual analysis of the Wimbledon tournament in the Open Era Posted on 28 June 2022 by Simona Tselova and Mafe Callejón
You can now create beautiful spike maps without coding ⛰️ Our Projection Map template now includes a new mode to transform points into spikes Posted on 20 June 2022 by Mafe Callejón and Simona Tselova
Is the UK housing crisis escalating? Visualizing the increase in average house prices while inflation soars Posted on 06 June 2022 by Simona Tselova
Unpacking Asia’s complex dynamics with data storytelling How Kontinentalist uses Flourish to solve technical challenges and promote data literacy Posted on 25 May 2022 by Yaning Wu
Increasing engagement through data visualization How to flourish through data storytelling instead of data dashboarding Posted on 05 May 2022 by Simona Tselova
3 days on safari in data 🦒 Visualizing data on journeys across the Maasai Mara National Reserve Posted on 29 April 2022 by Yaning Wu
Draw The Line: introducing a chart type that invites you to participate Flourish now makes it easy to create fun and engaging “you draw it”-style line charts Posted on 26 April 2022 by Luisa Bider
Visualizing air pollution across the world For this year’s World Health Day, we take a closer look at environmental influences on health Posted on 07 April 2022 by Yaning Wu and Luisa Bider
Improving investigative stories through interactive visualization How Finance Uncovered used Flourish to supercharge their reporting Posted on 23 March 2022 by Connor Musoke-Jones
5 ways to effectively visualize survey responses On a scale of one to ten, how do you feel about visualizing survey data? Posted on 11 March 2022 by Yaning Wu
The life and works of Jane Austen – in data 📚 Celebrating one of Britain’s most-loved female authors through visualization Posted on 03 March 2022 by Annie Parker
The incredible rise of Wordle – visualized! Plotting the global success of the viral word puzzle in data graphics Posted on 25 February 2022 by Luisa Bider and Simona Tselova
Masters series: Recreating John Snow's cholera map See an interactive version of John Snow's iconic cholera map Posted on 21 February 2022 by Mafe Callejón
Bubbles, they bounce! Introducing bubble charts Make your visualizations pop with our new Bubble Chart template Posted on 18 February 2022 by Simona Tselova
Some big news: Flourish is now part of the Canva family Together we will empower the world to design with data – starting with some exciting new offerings for our users Posted on 02 February 2022 by Duncan Clark
Technical notice of domain change We’re planning to change some domain names that are used internally by the Flourish editor. This is a technical change that will not affect most Flourish users. Posted on 31 January 2022
Flourish year in review 2021 Looking back at the year that was – across our community, product and company Posted on 21 December 2021 by Flourish team
Let’s get merging! You can now join datasets more flexibly than ever Introducing our improved data joining and downloading functionality Posted on 14 December 2021 by Ilias Stathatos and Luisa Bider
Introducing heatmaps, raster tiles and popup panels to our 3D Map template Our powerful 3D Map template now allows you to transform your points data into animated heatmaps Posted on 24 November 2021 by Luisa Bider
Visualizing the COP26 climate conference How our users covered the UN climate change conference Posted on 09 November 2021 by Flourish team
How to make a stunning word cloud in minutes 📖 Our template makes it simple to create beautiful embeddable word clouds, complete with animation and custom fonts Posted on 22 October 2021 by Ilias Stathatos
Masters series: The data visualization legacy of W.E.B. Du Bois Step-by-step guide on creating visualizatins inspired by Du Bois Posted on 18 October 2021 by Flourish team
One dataset, ten visualizations Exploring the possibilities, strengths and weaknesses of different chart types Posted on 13 October 2021 by Mafe Callejón
How to create beautiful, interactive Gantt charts Introducing a new Gantt template for project plans and much more Posted on 09 September 2021 by Olivia Lawlor
How data visualization can help you communicate effectively We recreated some of the IPCC's climate charts and this is what we learned Posted on 20 August 2021 by Mafe Callejón
A guide to creating compelling visualizations Introducing a five-step best data practice framework Posted on 10 August 2021 by Simona Tselova
Create interactive pictograms without coding Create beautiful and interactive isotype charts with our Pictogram template Posted on 09 July 2021 by Luisa Bider and Duncan Clark
How to make interactive waterfall charts Easily create online waterfall charts that excel in visualizing financial insights Posted on 05 July 2021 by Helena Robertson
How to create eye-catching countdowns and number tickers without coding Our new templates make it easy to count up and down to numbers and dates Posted on 27 May 2021 by Luisa Bider
Decoding UK elections with interactive visualizations Explore 6 ways to visualize political shifts with Flourish's versatile templates, from polling insights to post-election breakdowns Posted on 06 May 2021 by Vanessa Fillis
How to plot lines on a map and bring them to life with animation Visualize everything from railway lines to disputed borders with the line layers in our map templates Posted on 22 April 2021 by Helena Robertson, Luisa Bider and Vanessa Fillis
Masters series: Maarten Lambrechts' connected scatter plot Our series celebrates great visualizers and helps Flourish users follow in their tracks Posted on 06 April 2021 by Olivia Lawlor and Helena Robertson
3 reasons why your charts need popups and panels The Flourish tooltip and panel overlay features offer more flexibility to tell rich data stories Posted on 04 March 2021 by Luisa Bider
3 ways to make your charts more accessible How to increase impact and engagement by designing for everyone Posted on 01 March 2021 by Lyndsey Pereira-Brereton and Luisa Bider
Masters series: John Burn-Murdoch’s step-by-step animated line chart We replicated John Burn-Murdoch’s animated line chart in Flourish, showcasing a compelling illustration of data storytelling Posted on 19 January 2021 by Olivia Lawlor and Helena Robertson
Flourish year in review 2020 Looking back at a year like no other Posted on 23 December 2020 by Luisa Bider, Olivia Lawlor and Ilias Stathatos
How to make your visualizations more accessible with good alternative descriptions Add text-based screenreader descriptions to the visual aspect of your Flourish graphics Posted on 18 November 2020 by Luisa Bider
How to make interactive radar charts – and why you should try “stellar charts” instead Our new template makes it easy to create online radar or spider charts. It also supports new star-shaped alternatives. Posted on 21 October 2020 by Duncan Clark
Streamgraphs: how to make them and what you need to know Streamgraphs effectively showcase data trends and patterns, and with Flourish, crafting one is easy and code-free Posted on 19 October 2020 by Luisa Bider
You can now add regions to your high-performance WebGL-based data maps Our powerful 3D Map template support regions in addition to points, timelines and basemaps Posted on 10 September 2020 by Luisa Bider
Unlock smarter decisions and enhance insights with live data visualizations Explore the benefits of creating real-time charts and maps from CSVs and Google Sheets Posted on 21 July 2020 by Luisa Bider
Unveiling patterns: how to master interactive heatmaps with Flourish 🔥 Explore heatmap examples, from climate science to market trends Posted on 16 July 2020 by Luisa Bider and Vanessa Fillis
Technical notice of domain change We’re planning to move the files that are used by published projects to a different domain. This is a technical change that will not affect most Flourish users. Posted on 09 July 2020
Free regularly updated Covid-19 visualizations to embed A collection of mobile-friendly graphics about the coronavirus crisis Posted on 23 March 2020 by Duncan Clark
How Code for Africa created the Bubble Network template A Q&A with CfA’s head of data about developing custom Flourish templates Posted on 21 January 2020 by Katherine Riley, with Jacopo Ottaviani
Introducing beeswarms 🐝, violin plots 🎻 and WebGL charts ⚡️ The latest version of our popular Scatter template adds both features and firepower Posted on 03 December 2019 by Katherine Riley
9 ideas para hacer gráficos en elecciones Los mejores consejos para enriquecer tu cobertura electoral con Flourish Posted on 23 October 2019 by Katherine Riley, translated by Pablo Sanguinetti/Google News Lab
Elevate your visual storytelling with our flexible Cards template Easily create content blocks for landing pages with this highly customizable Flourish template Posted on 17 October 2019 by Sarah Soutoul
Never fear, unpivoting is here How to combine columns into long format using Flourish’s latest data table feature Posted on 15 October 2019 by Katherine Riley
How Sky News revealed Flourish’s secret scrollytelling feature A Q&A with the data journalist and the developer Posted on 05 September 2019 by Katherine Riley, with Carmen Aguilar García and Edward Hollinghurst
(Ar)row row row your plot 🏹 You can now create interactive animated arrow plots to show the direction of change on a scatter chart or dot plot Posted on 27 August 2019 by Katherine Riley
Ready, set, race! How to make a line chart race visualization without coding The Line Chart Race template offers a dynamic perspective of your data, where every point tells a story Posted on 15 July 2019 by Duncan Clark
How to make animated Sankey charts and alluvial diagrams Our Sankey Diagram template lets you create stunning sankey and alluvial diagrams that help you visualize flow Posted on 12 July 2019 by Duncan Clark
The lands and battles of Game of Thrones. Mapped! A Song of Flourish and Ice: mapping and visualizing Game of Thrones data Posted on 17 May 2019 by Katherine Riley
How to make Bar Chart Race visualizations without coding Animated bar charts are taking social media by storm. You can now make one in seconds by uploading a spreadsheet to Flourish. Posted on 21 March 2019 by Katherine Riley
Pokémon GO data visualization with Flourish A few examples of using Flourish for a data-rich hobby Posted on 18 March 2019 by Mark Longair
When tables are the most effective form of data visualization 7 situations where it makes sense to use an interactive table instead of a conventional visualization – and how to make them in Flourish Posted on 11 March 2019 by Vanessa Fillis and Katherine Riley
Announcing 3D region maps Use elevation levels to visualize geographic data Posted on 18 February 2019 by Katherine Riley
Why data visualization needs a play button Audio can enrich visual storytelling and bridge the gap between the exploration and explanation of data. You can now make audio-driven visualizations, or Talkies, without coding. Click play to learn more! Posted on 07 February 2019 by Duncan Clark
Which American city has the worst winter weather? As the polar vortex hits the northern United States, we dig into the data Posted on 01 February 2019 by Katherine Riley
How to create stunning marker maps: dot maps, locator maps, and more Visualize data with icons, emojis and images for a more engaging user experience Posted on 11 December 2018 by Katherine Riley and Duncan Clark
Announcing arc maps Visualize any kind of geographic flows with our new template Posted on 16 November 2018 by Katherine Riley
Your ultimate guide to creating custom maps with Flourish With our Projection Map template, you can upload new geographies and customize them Posted on 23 October 2018 by Flourish team
How to visualize hierarchical data with Flourish From treemaps to radial trees, Flourish’s Hierarchy template makes it possible to produce five types of zoomable graphics without coding Posted on 20 September 2018 by Vanessa Fillis and Duncan Clark
How Business users can manage their teams and protect their data Flourish's new company pages and approval workflows give Business users full control over users and access Posted on 24 August 2018 by Anna Powell-Smith
New! Tools to help you use color effectively in your visualizations Introducing the new Palette menu and other tools to give you full control over colors in your Flourish visualizations Posted on 21 August 2018 by Tim Brock
How to create interactive chord diagrams Easily visualize connections with our Chord Diagram template Posted on 25 July 2018 by Vanessa Fillis and Julien Assouline
Customising fonts and colors in story navigation bars Business and newsroom users can now customize the controls in Flourish stories Posted on 10 July 2018 by Duncan Clark
How to create interactive parliament charts in Flourish Effortlessly visualize election results with our interactive Parliament Chart template Posted on 06 July 2018 by Vanessa Fillis and Julien Assouline
Fun with Flourish – how popular was your name in Victorian Britain? We've built a tool with the University of Edinburgh to let you see how popular your name was in Victorian Britain Posted on 04 July 2018 by Anna Powell-Smith
Box plots: what are they and how to build one without coding Use our box and whisker plot template to better explore the distribution of your data Posted on 22 June 2018 by Anna Powell-Smith
GEN Summit 2018 on Twitter Live tweet monitor from GEN Summit in Lisbon Posted on 30 May 2018 by Daan Louter
Now you can create and publish Vega-Lite charts in Flourish Our new template makes it easy to publish charts using Vega-Lite configuration Posted on 29 May 2018 by Anna Powell-Smith
Visualizing the extraordinarily complex structure of modern corporations Exploring the ownership structures of UK companies with Flourish’s new network graph visualizations Posted on 24 April 2018 by Anna Powell-Smith
Finding climate change buried in 500 million data points This interactive Flourish map, made by trawling a huge database of daily weather records, puts 2018’s freezing winter in the context of global warming Posted on 27 February 2018 by Duncan Clark
Public launch! 🚀🚀🚀 From today anyone can sign up and start producing visualizations and stories Posted on 01 February 2018
Flourish wins GEN Startups for News Media-sector prize awarded at the GEN Summit 2017 in Vienna Posted on 27 June 2017 by Duncan Clark
Flourish + Google = free for newsrooms! We’re partnering with Google News Lab to provide free team accounts to journalists Posted on 10 April 2017
Announcing our fundraise and developer launch Developers can now make their own Flourish templates Posted on 28 March 2017
Shipmap wins at IIB Awards Kiln project wins Gold at the 2016 Information Is Beautiful Awards Posted on 03 November 2016 by Duncan Clark
Flourish press begins The word is beginning to get out there 🗣 Posted on 30 September 2016 by Duncan Clark
Flourish at Founders Forum Flourish one of the “rising stars” at London tech conference Posted on 16 June 2016 by Duncan Clark
Data Journalism Unconference Flourish prototype gets first public outing at NYC data journalism event Posted on 19 May 2016 by Duncan Clark
Hello world! Announcing Flourish, a new tool for data visualization and other interactive content Posted on 18 May 2016 by Duncan Clark
