17 Feb 2011 Tools JavaScript, Tutorial

Protovis is an open-source visualization library by the Stanford Visualization Group and has become one of the preferred tools in our arsenal. If you want to get started with the popular toolkit too, Jerome Cukier has a comprehensive tutorial about how to work with data in Protovis. Read more
24 Aug 2010 Tools JavaScript, Mapping

Polymaps is a free, open-source JavaScript library for making dynamic, interactive maps. It is the result of a collaboration between Stamen Design and SimpleGeo. Read more
15 Mar 2010 Tools HTML5, JavaScript

Humble software development released a new visualization library called HumbleFinance. It is inspired by the Domestic Trends visualization of Google Finance, but uses pure JavaScript instead of Flash to display the data. Read more
04 Dec 2009 Tools AreaChart, BarChart, Interactive, JavaScript, LineChart, Pie Chart, Scatterplot, StackedBarChart

Torstein Hønsi from Vevstein Web has created a really impressive Javascript charting library. Highcharts allows a developer to easily include interactive charts in websites or webapplications. Highcharts currently supports line, spline, area, areaspline, column, bar, pie and scatter chart types. Read more
07 Oct 2009 Showcases DataMining, JavaScript, Web

Every time that you login into your local Unix-like machine or a remote hosting server through a FTP client to upload a file or use SSH to get your stuff done, you’re leaving behind a trail of evidence showing your online behaviour. This visualization tool unveils and visualizes this hidden data for you. Read more
09 Sep 2009 Tools Browser, JavaScript

I recently stumbled upond a Visualization Framework that seems to be around for quite some time now: InfiView. A video introduction has opened my eyes for it and I thought I share it with our readers. Read more
03 Aug 2009 Tools Geo, JavaScript, Mapping

Cartagen (http://cartagen.org) is a vector-based, client-side framework for rendering maps in native HTML 5. Written in JavaScript, it uses the new Canvas element to load mapping data from various sources, including OpenStreetMap. Read more
31 Jul 2009 Notes Browser, JavaScript, Security
Chroma Hash is a jQuery plugin that improves usability of password input by adding a subtle color code for password the user entered. The color code is non-reversible and simply gives you an indication about the accordance of the two entred strings. Read more
29 Jul 2009 Tools Browser, JavaScript

As data visualization often needs to reach a broad audience the browser is becoming the number one tool to publish and share visualizations. We've collected 13 JavaScript visualization frameworks that help you get started faster, keep it flexible and develop with higher reliability. Read more
24 Apr 2009 Notes, Tools Browser, JavaScript, Library
Primer.js is a tiny JavaScript library that simplifies the workflow of creating graphics right in the HTML using the <canvas> object. Simply create a Primer() object in a DIV of your choice and then you’re ready to start drawing. The library provides some basic shapes right away like curveTo, roundedRect and provides also interaction functionality [...] Read more
23 Apr 2009 Tools 3D, API, Browser, JavaScript

Google recently introduced the O3D project on Google Code. The main objective of the project is to develop a new, shader-based, low-level graphics API for creating interactive 3D applications in a web browser. Read more
10 Feb 2009 Tools Browser, JavaScript, Library
Raphaël is a small JavaScript library that should simplify your work with vector graphics on the web. If you want to draw Charts, Scatterplots, Timelines or other visualzations in your HTML document this library could come in handy. Use it's animations and interactions methods to create more engaging visualizations that you could using the Google Charts API for example. Read more