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Katona's work in the 1970s on 'sentiment' was pivotal in understanding consumer behaviour. For example the US Federal Reserve was hugely resistant to the idea that feelings had a part to play in economic forecasting. Katona proved that answers to questions such as 'do you believe you will be better off next year than this?' were actually better forecasters of economic performance than traditional models. Many behavioural economists now use Katona's theories.

Some of the most interesting examples of journalistic data visualisation come not from newsrooms, but from creative agencies or companies.

Visualisation tutorials, guides and examples.

Done well, infographic design clarifies, explains, reveals or adds meaning

Charts & Infographics the Easy Way

Easy to use Infographic Maker

Tableau helps people see and understand data

VideoScribe is pure magic. Create your own whiteboard-style animations with no design or technical know-how.

"Born and raised in Sweden, Anna Rosling-Rönnlund is a visionary whose main goal in life is to find systematic sense in vast amounts of data. As tons of data concerning the health and economic status of each country is collected annually, Anna's focus is to make this global public data easier to understand and utilize"

The Washington Post's stats on every fatal police shooting this year, over 900 so far.

A curated list of the best data visualisation blogs - seeing is believing!

How has Mexico moved from 2 cartels in the 1970s to 9 cartels today? That is the question the Mexican website Animal Político wanted to answer when in January 2015 they started to work on NarcoData, a data journalism project that shows the evolution of 40 years of drug dealing in Mexico, home to the most violent cartels in the world.

One of the hottest tools in the market right now: Tableau.

One of the hottest tools in the market right now: Tableau. You can download Tableau Public for free at: https://public.tableau.com/s/

Make an instant video from a simple drawing