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Karim Douieb
@karimdouieb.bsky.social
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Data visualization designer & data scientist
Co-founder of Jetpack.AI
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I did a short interview with @observablehq.com about keeping visuals simple, clear, and easy to connect with. I also touched on curiosity, emotion, and what I’m still figuring out. Grateful for the conversation. 👇
Creator spotlight: The anatomy of an impactful data visualization with Karim Douieb
Explore how data viz designer Karim Douieb creates impactful data visualizations. Learn his five principles behind visuals that clarify, connect, and spark insight.
observablehq.com
November 21, 2025 at 12:55 PM
karimdouieb.bsky.social
I love every little details of this work! 🤩
November 17, 2025 at 7:33 PM
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🍩 What if climate looked like a donut? 🌍
Here’s a bunch of cities turned into a sweet dataviz experiment.

🟡 → comfy zone
🔴 → hot
🔵 → cold

Why a donut? Let me explain 👇
September 29, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Reposted by Karim Douieb
wedodata.bsky.social
Des cartes inspirantes ! Voici des cartes qui utilisent la métaphore du vent pour illustrer la dynamique électorale entre deux dates. La direction et la couleur montrent le changement du vote sur une période donnée, la longueur du trait son intensité.
#dataviz #data #cartographie #map #carte
July 28, 2025 at 8:37 AM
karimdouieb.bsky.social
📈 Can Belgium reach 80% employment by 2030?

We created an interactive visual storytelling piece showing how age, gender, and location shape job opportunities.

Take a look 👉 itinera-emploi80.s3-website-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com?lang=en
June 17, 2025 at 7:47 AM
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Fil's maps don’t just show places, they tell powerful stories. Always inspiring to see his work and grateful for his contribution to the community. Give him a follow and read his interview:
February 24, 2025 at 3:06 PM
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Hey #dataviz folks! I’m looking for fun, hands-on workshop ideas to introduce art students (no coding skills) to data visualization. Any favorite exercises that blend creativity & data in an engaging way? Open to all suggestions! 🎨📊
February 7, 2025 at 7:54 AM
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Another fantastic roundup of datavis! Thrilled to see my wild creations making an appearance! 👀
datawrapper.de Datawrapper @datawrapper.de · Feb 4
A tragic plane crash, a turnaround for Barnes & Noble, and political drama in Germany — find these and more covered in our Data Vis Dispatch this week 📈

➡️ https://blog.datawrapper.de/data-vis-dispatch-february-4-2025/
A map showing flight paths combined with a chart showing the altitude data of a plane and a helicopter near Reagan Washington National Airport before a collision. On the map, a red line represents flight 5342 and a purple line represents a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter. The altitude chart on the left shows the Black Hawk descending rapidly before the crash. It was flying above 300 feet, despite military flight restrictions near the airport requiring altitudes below 200 feet. The visualization includes illustrations of both aircraft. Published in the Wall Street Journal. A diagram representing the most popular types of meat in Japan through a composite image of a fish, chicken, pig and cow. The "animal" is divided into four vertical sections whose size corresponds to the percentage consumed in Japan. The largest section with 44% shows a fish head, the smallest section with 10% shows the tail of a cow. Published by Karim Douieb on Bluesky. A bar chart showing the number of Barnes & Noble bookstore openings from 2020 to 2025. The openings increase steadily from 3 in 2020 to 60 in 2025. Each bar is made up of stacked book spines. Published by Axios. A map of the Arctic Ocean and surrounding countries showing the density of maritime traffic in 2024.The highest density is between the coasts of the Scandinavian countries and Iceland. In the Baltic Sea itself not too much traffic is recorded, especially in Canada's Northwest Passage is less travel compared to 2014. Greenland's half of the North Atlantic is somewhat busy. Published in the Wall Street Journal.
February 6, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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Ever wondered what a country’s meat supply looks like? 🍗🐄🐖🐟

Here’s a breakdown of meat preferences in Japan, the US & Germany—visualized as hybrid animals! A fun (and slightly cursed) way to see food stats. 🧵👇
February 2, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Reposted by Karim Douieb
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L'association @toulousedataviz.bsky.social a publié la vidéo du #meetup de @karimdouieb.bsky.social. Un partage d'experience très enrichissant avec des réalisations de #dataviz captivantes. A voir assurément ! youtu.be/2Zp3Vp4WHg8
Explorer, échouer, innover : le cercle vertueux des petits projets
YouTube video by Toulouse DataViz
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January 20, 2025 at 8:11 AM
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Learn why and how @karimdouieb.bsky.social (data scientist and co-founder of Jetpack.ai) used Observable to re-envision U.S. election maps using a dynamic cartogram, for a more intuitive, representative, and engaging view of election results: https://buff.ly/41P9vZg
December 30, 2024 at 4:54 PM
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Thanks Philip for including my little dataviz experiment in the latest edition of "How to read this chart" newsletter. 🙏 Subscribe for your weekly dose of data insights and creative visuals.
pbump.com Philip Bump @pbump.com · Dec 14
Lots of good stuff in the (free to read) newsletter, including not one but two interactive tools to appeal to your vanity.
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December 14, 2024 at 10:20 PM
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Animation in dataviz has been my secret recipe for years—not just to help people understand my charts but to make them fun, engaging, and impactful. It’s often overlooked, yet easy to do with D3 transitions and super powerful. Thrilled to see my U.S. election map featured in this must-read article!
observablehq.com Observable @observablehq.com · Dec 5
Animation can be a gimmicky distraction in data visualization. But when used with care, animation can improve user experiences and help viewers track patterns across charts and metrics. We share five ways you can use animation for more effective data viz: https://buff.ly/3ZDT3tp
December 5, 2024 at 9:02 PM
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Trop chouette de voir ma petite expérience visuelle mentionnée dans la dernière édition de la newsletter de @wedodata.bsky.social ! Un grand merci à eux pour cette belle mise en avant. 🙏 Abonnez-vous pour découvrir plein de projets inspirants. 🙌
December 5, 2024 at 12:19 PM
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They say every true ceramist must make a porcelain teapot to earn their stripes... So, does this count? 🫖

#porcelain #teapot #ceramics #pottery #projection #shadow
December 4, 2024 at 10:21 PM
Reposted by Karim Douieb
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The name shaping trend thing by @karimdouieb.bsky.social is a fun treat baby-names.jetpack.ai

For the time series dataset that keeps on giving, get it on SSA: www.ssa.gov/oact/babynam...
December 4, 2024 at 7:38 PM
karimdouieb.bsky.social
Lovely to see my baby names little experiment being mentioned in the latest Data Vis Dispatch. Thanks @datawrapper.de

👉 baby-names.jetpack.ai
datawrapper.de Datawrapper @datawrapper.de · Dec 3
It's the final week of the #30DayMapChallenge! 🗾🗺️📍 Explore the latest Data Vis Dispatch to discover our favorites, along with many more maps and other visualizations.

👉 https://blog.datawrapper.de/data-vis-dispatch-december-3-2024/
A hand-drawn map of North America on a ginkgo leaf using the Albers equal-area conic projection. Published by Atlas Guo on Bluesky. Two world maps with blue lines showing approximate distances from Taiwan to various locations where navy warships can reload missiles. The left map focuses on the western Pacific region, showing 800 miles to Japan and 2,000 miles to Australia. The right map shows greater distances in the northern and southern Pacific, including 10,000 miles to Pago Pago in American Samoa. Published in The Wall Street Journal. An isotype chart comparing sales of electric vehicles with conventional (internal combustion) engine cars. Each car icon represents 10,000 cars sold. The chart highlights that 2.7 million combustion engine cars were sold in 2023, compared to just 1.7 million electric, with notable sales in Latin America and the Middle East. The text notes that China's gasoline cars were popular in middle- and lower-income countries due to their cost-effectiveness. Published in Bloomberg. A packed circle chart illustrating different foods and their respective weights in grams. The foods include mangosteen (38.5g), cocoa powder (13g), avocado (14g), and more. Each food item is represented by a circular icon with a cute illustration. The size of each circle proportional to the weight of the item. Published in Graphicacy.
December 3, 2024 at 8:49 PM
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Here’s a new dataviz experiment: exploring letter frequencies in different languages using variable fonts. The width of each letter stretches with its usage frequency. Not sure how I feel about the result—kind of cool, kind of meh. 🤔 What do you think? #dataviz #experiments
December 1, 2024 at 4:57 PM
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Here are the all-time most popular baby names in the US (male & female)! 👶 Each letter's height shows how trendy the name was over time. 📈✨

Check for yourself and search your name 👉 baby-names.jetpack.ai
November 25, 2024 at 10:32 PM
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I built a fun little app to explore baby name trends over time! 👶📈 Type your name, watch its popularity evolve, and create a unique visual. Give it a try and let me know what you think!
👉 baby-names.jetpack.ai
#BabyNames #DataViz #typography
November 25, 2024 at 12:01 PM
karimdouieb.bsky.social
Great starting pack to (re)connect with the #dataviz community!
chezvoila.com Voilà: Francis Gagnon @chezvoila.com · Sep 1
Here you go. 🫡

Please share widely to help develop the dataviz community of Bluesky. 📊

go.bsky.app/R3nSyyy
November 14, 2024 at 9:31 AM
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Honored to see my election map featured in @fastcompany.bsky.social Huge thanks to Mark Wilson for spotlighting this approach to visualizing election results—thrilled to see it resonate!
👉 www.fastcompany.com/91224561/how...
November 7, 2024 at 8:16 PM
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For what it’s worth: an alternative view on the 2024 U.S. Election Map 🗳️
This map scales states by electoral weight, preserving the U.S. shape for recognition. Voronoi-based shapes within each state show exact elector counts, with an animation transitioning from the traditional map to this cartogram
November 6, 2024 at 10:16 PM