The Straits Times has published this wonderful interactive essay and explainer on rising temperatures in Singapore over the past 40 years. The story contains a series of visuals that are connected to the users’ exact scroll position, making for an immersive and engaging experience.

Elon Musk’s private jet use has been extensively studied and visualized by the team at Bloomberg, who put together this interactive piece showcasing the billionaire’s travel history. A rotating globe and whimsical animations show where Musk goes, how long he stays, and the economic and environmental impact of his travels.

In this 2022 article, The Economist breaks down the Russian government’s propaganda machine, and how it has been used to shape the narrative of the country. The article gives a guided tour of what Russian citizens consume on a daily basis, and visualize it with various multimedia elements—including newspapers, Twitter threads, and videos.

The team at Shujaaz, in collaboration with Beyond Words Studio, has developed this microsite to document the 13,000 interviews they conducted with Kenyan youth over the past 7 years. The site is a visual representation of the data collected, and is a great example of how to use data to tell a story.

In this stunning piece by the New York Times, we’re taken on a journey through the Notre Dame with a 3D model of the cathedral. The model is accompanied by a series of audio recordings, which are meant to showcase how the space itself affects sound, and how researchers are trying to preserve these acoustics as the cathedral is restored.