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When a data visualization about a topic resembles the actual topic

aka #OnomatopoeiaViz*

aka #Onomatoseeia**

Compiled by Ben Jones (@DataRemixed)

*term coined by Mike Freeman (@mf_viz)

**term coined by Beth Tipton (@stats_tipton)

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https://twitter.com/LisaTrescott/status/1501961311856447508

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https://twitter.com/TallDoctorEddy/status/1478397911285309447

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https://twitter.com/DataVizSociety/status/1450812819696390147

https://nightingaledvs.com/data-and-technique-reflections-on-visualizing-by-hand/

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https://www.instagram.com/p/CUXrOk-seXh/

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http://visualoop.com/infographics/monstrous-costs

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http://visualoop.com/infographics/diamonds-were-a-girls-best-friend

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https://dataliteracy.com/how-to-make-a-beeswarm-plot-in-rawgraphs/

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https://twitter.com/pop_rebeca/status/1399743063392768002

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https://twitter.com/AlexSelbyB/status/1375404781322305537

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https://twitter.com/niko_tinius/status/1377999242686517252

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http://www.econ.yale.edu/smith/econ116a/japan.pdf

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https://twitter.com/kjhealy/status/1369734009811533827

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https://twitter.com/xangregg/status/1357513579667349510

https://twitter.com/ajstarks/status/1358530651130105856

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https://public.tableau.com/profile/ben.jones#!/vizhome/CalFire_15998342973510/Dashboard1

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https://twitter.com/Weather_West/status/1302806004938072064

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https://public.tableau.com/profile/jonni.walker#!/vizhome/AmericanGraffiti/Dashboard1

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https://public.tableau.com/profile/vinh.nguyen1735#!/vizhome/WayneGretzky/Dashboard1

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https://public.tableau.com/profile/osmguy#!/vizhome/JackieRobinsonvs_EveryPlayerBeforeHim/JackieRobinsonvs_EveryPlayerBeforeHim

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https://twitter.com/infowetrust/status/1298064036299329536

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https://twitter.com/Frankman1000/status/1247821224497086464

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https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-best-and-worst-u-s-airlines-of-2019-11579097301?mod=wsjtwittertest19

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https://policyviz.com/2020/07/08/on-fireworks-in-excel/

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https://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/chart-gallery/gallery/chart-detail/?chartId=98750

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https://www.wsj.com/articles/dont-judge-a-holiday-gift-by-its-cover-perfect-packages-raise-hopes-11607682604

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/christauber_datastorytelling-datavisualization-dataforexecs-activity-6744253956546981888-y0Mg