This past Christmas, as a kind of joke-gift, I gave “Am I Overthinking This? Over-Answering Life’s Questions in 101 Charts” to my wife. It seemed like it might be a funny reflection on our tendency, at times, to overthink things.
The book is quite charming, and the author’s back-story on how the book came to be is quite moving.
As someone who spends a substantial amount of my work day in the data weeds and regularly considers visualization optimizations, the analog nature of Michelle Rial’s illustrations was a breath of fresh air—a reminder to have fun with charts and allow them to tell stories in an approachable way.
With an eye toward charts as a creative outlet, I’ve decided to launch chart.supply, a home for me to have some fun, with charts. I may not be able to promise professional-quality art, but I do hope to be able to provide some light chuckles.
My first chart considers the market equilibrium for supply and demand of fantasy sports stories:
I don’t anticipate cross-posting between sites (at least not at the current moment). So if this strikes your fancy, make sure to subscribe at charts.supply.
Machad[.i/]o 