Canva*
Create slides, flyers, photo
collages, posters, and infographics using drag-and-drop. Clip-art
library available or upload your own images. Free.
Chart Maker
Quickly make charts, graphs, etc.
Charted
Build by Medium. Just plug in a CSV file or a link to a Google Spreadsheet and the tool does all the graphing work for you. There's an explanation here.
Chartist.js
Simple responsive charts. Will change the way the data is displayed based on the size screen it's being viewed on.
Comparea
See a visual comparison of two states, cities, countries or continents. Move them around. It will also tell how many times bigger a geographic area is to another.
Daily Infographic
A new data visualization sample each day. Great way to get ideas.
Data Driven Vizualization
Examples, steps and video of how to create data visualizations.
Data Remixed
Blog about data visualizations by Ben Jones, an engineer in LA.
Data Viz
Drupal-based embeddable modules.
Data Visual
Charts and graphs. Templates or start from scratch. A short video introduction here.
Data Wrangler
A tool created by Stanford University's Visualization Group for cleaning and rearranging data for other tools to use (such as a spreadsheet). Does not actually visualizes your data, but preps it for use. This includes extracting, filling, dropping, merging and wrapping data points among other things. There's a learning curve, but it's free.
Easely.ly*
Create infographics. Video sample here.
Gephi
Popular social networking analysis tool.
Interactive visualization and exploration platform for all kinds of
networks and complex systems, dynamic and hierarchical Graphs. Impressive looking but has a steep
learning curve (as opposed to Raw). Watch a video introduction to an older version of Gephi here.
Google Fusion Tables
Publish data tables online. Samples.
Google Public Data Explorer
Makes large datasets easy to explore, visualize and communicate. As the
charts and maps animate over time, the changes in the world become
easier to understand.
High Charts
interactive JavaScript charts
iCharts
Data Visualization aimed at businesses--especially those looking to brand themselves. There's a free option (which allows for
data interactivity, public sharing, and unlimited
standard data sets) and a business plan that starts at $25 (offering
features like private charts, custom templates, upload images and logos,
download
high-res images, large
data sets, chartbooks, etc.
Infogr.am*
Create interactive illustrations. More than two dozen chart types. Includes a built-in spreadsheet tool for data editing. Samples.
Many Eyes*
Multiple data visualization tool for bar charts, graphs, tag clouds, word trees, scatterplots, block historgrams, etc. You must register to upload data, but registration is free. The public will be able to see your data. Limited to sets of only 5MB.
Markup Wand
Photoshop to HTML/CSS converter. Strip down Photoshop files (.psd) and convert them to embeddable HTML or CSS code.
Meograph*
This is a "video meets infographic." It is a cloud-based interactive-multimedia content creation and curation tool combining maps, timeline,
links, and multimedia to tell stories “in context of where and when.”
Hand for presenting news stories with a timeline base in creative ways.
Doesn't require user skills in coding or multimedia production.
NumberPicture
Create simple charts from your data using templates. Introductory video here.
PiktoChart*
Interactive graphics. Video explanation.
Raw
Far more user friendly than Gephi, but not as pretty. Doesn't generate dynamic networks just static visualizations.
SavvyRoo
Place to create and share visual data. Watch a video explanation here.
Scroll Kit
No coding knowledge needed to use this intuitive website development app that allows anyone to build online experiences.
Silk
A free data publishing and visualization platform for making visualizations from spreadsheets to embed into stories as maps, charts, image galleries, etc.
No coding skills required. Especially for journalists. Sample. Tutorial.
Strip Creator
Create your own comic strip.
Tableau Public
Data visualization tools that are interactive. Maps, graphics, etc. Samples.
Tableau Software
Free Data Visualization Tool Create data visualizations with this free, downloadable tool.
TED Video: Data Journalism and Punk
Simon Rogers at the TEDx in Paris Aug. 2012 explains how data viz is being used in journalism
Thinklink
Creat hot-spot graphics. Make images interactive by adding music, a voice over, and text. Sample.
TimeMapper
Timeslines and maps. Sample video here.
Visage
Custom templates for graphics.
Visual Editors
A visual editor promotes visual journalism literacy in graphics, photo, video and design.
Visual.ly
Create infographics and data visualizations.
Visualize Free
Upload a data set from a spreadsheet
(or cut and paste) for charts, maps, diagrams, etc with a drag and drop
designer. Registration needed for an account, but it is free). Lots of
public-available data to work with (like data.gov). Uploads are private,
so that other users cannot gain access to your data.
Vizualize.me
Create your infographic resume for free. Video introduction here.
Wolfram Alpha
Computational
knowledge engine. Enter a search string and have immediate display of
various pieces of information regarding that string. The Pro
subscription allows users to input their own data and quickly converted
into dynamic and interactive charts. The price tag is $4.99 a month and
limited to twenty uploads each month.
