Visual Essays

Feb 08, 2022

The Pudding is a digital publication that uses data to tell compelling stories (or visual essays). Their back catalogue includes: Rappers ranked by their vocabulary, film dialogue broken down by age and gender, and (Daisy’s personal favourite) a history of Rickrolling.

Their latest essay is a brilliant (though predictably depressing) analysis of the frequency of words used in headlines about women and how sensationalised headlines about women are, compared to other topics.

So What?

If you’re looking for inspiration on how to use data to tell compelling stories then look no further than The Pudding. Want to dive into data storytelling a bit more? Click here to read our in-depth trend article.