Numbers are more important than oil — they are a modern form of alchemy

The internet has profoundly shaped cartography, but has not made it more honest

Gender associations are not universal, as data visualisation experts know

Maps, lines and pandas made 2017 a groundbreaking year in data visualisation

The FT’s chart expert outlines some basic errors and simple fixes

Data presentations do not have to be boring or formulaic

Data journalists covering the event were met with a puzzling paradox

Mosaic-like charts can show the structural nature of a data set in a memorable image

The latest tools can be seductive, but sometimes it pays to think outside the box

Virtual reality offers new ways to visualise data

How the master of ‘edutainers’ made statistics and facts engaging 

From data-driven wildlife to a cross-Atlantic friendship, these books delight

The FT’s data team plotted a third way between election maps and cartograms

When one map is not enough, and when you should use none at all

Cool visuals are seductive, but they can lead to confusion

Even those with chart literacy can struggle to present complex information to non-expert audiences

From early sketch to final dashboard, FT data visualisation experts explain the process

FT visualisation experts turn to the past to solve a complex chart problem