Transform Data into Compelling Narratives
Vizualist offers journalists and bloggers the tools to build whole stories and multimedia features, or drop data-driven visualizations into the story you’re building.
Visualizations bring stories to life
Dozens of interactive chart-types, maps, and tables, and more will bring your stories to life with beautiful visualizations. Upload your own data, or select from an enormous collection of trusted and curated data sources.
Interactive Charts
- From bars to lines, donuts to pies, you’ll find what you need among 25 chart-types
- Simple WYSIWYG controls make charts easy to build and preview at multiple resolutions
- Bring your own data (BYOD) or tap into our vast data library
- Drag-and-drop quiz mode lets audiences interact with the data and test their understanding
Beautiful, data-driven maps
- U.S. States, U.S. Counties, U.S. Census Tracts, Canadian Provinces, and all the countries of the World
- Full color Swipe-maps let audiences compare two variables
- Compare multiple maps with the pull-down option
- Information pop-ups for every area
Interactive Tables
- Accessible interactive tables embedded into your own content
- Easily upload Excel or Google Sheets
- Fully screen-reader and keyboard accessible
- Formatting to match Excel and Google Sheets
Surveys that that answer more than just questions
- Multiple choice, single choice, open ended, likert-scale questions and more
- Show audiences their own results instantly
- Audiences love to see their own results compared to groups
- Use the survey tool to create fully interactive multimedia stories for full audience participation
- Implement adaptive pathways with full branching capabilities
Timelines that tell a story
- Historical timelines are just the beginning...
- More than just chronology, what about development timelines, project timelines, biology, economics, even timelines of ideas!
- Horizontal and vertical presentations - great for desktop or mobile
- Elegant look sharpens even the nicest content
Hotspots that bring moments to life
- Upload an image or use an existing Vizualist visualization
- Drop pins or draw areas to focus audience attention
- Add annotations with text, audio, video, or images
- Audiences can zoom and pan for a fully immersive experience
- Great for art, visual literacy, science, engineering, automotive, and mechanical diagrams
- Annotate tables for accounting classes or any complex concept
Interactive Elements Engage Audiences
All visualizations are interactive. Data points are illuminated with pop-ups; readers can drag lines and bars on charts to simulate scenarios; or toggle different data points on and off to make comparisons—among many features that let you engage your readers.
Hotspots
Annotate any image or Vizualist visualization with text, audio, video, or images.
Zoom and Pan
Get close up and pan to focus on a specific area, or zoom out for the big picture.
Clickable Tables
Nested rows and annotations let audiences engage with tables, rather than simply view them.
Information Bubbles
Data points are more explicit with information boxes that reveal more information.
Predictive Charts
"Prediction" mode on line graphs and bar charts lets audiences see how closely they can predict the variables.
Series Selection
Look at any or all of the variables on a chart to focus on details and compare specific data points.
Multimedia Display Templates
String visualizations and media together to create sequenced, interactive stories your readers can engage with. Vizualist’s presentation templates, including: dashboards, carousels, scrolling stories, and clickable “hot spots,” give you tools to deliver deeper data-driven stories.
Scrolling stories
Embed your charts, tables, and maps within scrolling stories. Add images, video, or text for fuller presentations that let viewers dig deeper into any concept.
Dynamic dashboards
Juxtapose visualizations with different layouts. Place tables, maps, and charts side by side or in rows to create holistic analysis and keep audiences really engaged.
Multimedia carousels
Sequence visualizations in a carousel to build a concept, screen by engaging screen. Add video, images, text, and audio for truly multimedia experiences.
Multimedia tabs
Consolidate information and clearly convey concepts in neatly organized, easily navigable tabs that support all Vizualist objects and media.
Trusted Data Sources at your Fingertips
Access a vast library of pre-validated data, including demographic, crime, economic and political data, to support your reporting. The Vizualist Data Library includes US Census Data from 1790, FRED data, and FBI crime data among many other sources.
Fully accessible outputs
Whether you’re a publisher, an educator, or a journalist, you need to ensure that your whole product is accessible. Experience worry-free content creation with our built-in WCAG 2.1 certified outputs.
Easy to Export and Publish
Vizualist visualizations are hosted on the cloud and published into your content with a simple embed code.
- Easy to Export. Simply copy a share code from the visualization itself, or from the dashboard.
- Easy to Embed. Copy the Vizualist embed code and drop it into your courseware.
