09-30-20

The best data design of 2020

See all the honorees of the 2020 Innovation by Design Awards in the Data Design category.

By Fast Company1 minute Read

Winner

[Image: Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates]

Scout
Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates
A web platform that visualizes thousands of architectural design options, empowering clients and community members to co-create buildings and neighborhoods

Finalists

[Image: Nature]

150 years of Nature
MIT-IBM Watson AI Lab, Nature, Northeastern University

[Image: Salesforce]

Einstein Designer—Powered by Deep Learning UX
Salesforce

[Image: Café.art.br]

EVA—Evidence on Violence and Alternatives for Women and Girls
Café.art.br

[Photo: Pentagram/& Other Stories]

Giorgia Lupi & Other Stories
Pentagram

[Image: Work & Co]

Ikea digital tools
Work & Co

[Image: The New York Times]

New York Times COVID-19 front pages
The New York Times

[Image: Café.art.br]

Organized Crime Index—Africa
Café.art.br

[Image: Tableau Software]

Tableau COVID-19 Data Hub
Tableau Software

Honorable Mentions

[Image: Blackline Safety]

Blackline Industrial Contact Tracing System
Blackline Safety

[Photo: William Jess Laird]

Bode Vault
Microsoft

[Image: Civis Analytics]

Census Intelligence Center
Civis Analytics

[Image: Illumitex]

FarmVision AI
Illumitex

[Image: Café.art.br/Odd.Studio]

IMAPI
Café.art.br and Odd.Studio

[Image: Identv]

The Long Shot (Alcatraz)
Identv

[Image: Stitch Fix]

Shop
Stitch Fix

[Image: MIT]

Singapore Calling
MIT Senseable City Lab

[Image: Walmart]

Smart Substitutions
Walmart

[Image: South China Morning Post]

“Why your smartphone is causing you ‘text neck’ syndrome”
South China Morning Post

[Image: courtesy Conservation International]

Wildlife Insights
Conservation International and Google

Video

Impact

The simple reason West Virginia leads the nation in vaccinating nursing home residents

People with disabilities have been disproportionately affected by the economic impact of COVID-19

Paris is turning its iconic street into pedestrian gardens

News

Troubling study reveals how minor workplace slights can trigger suicidal thoughts in depressed people

Actually, Americans are feeling better than you think this winter

Bumble files to go public

Co.Design

Turning trash into treasure: London Design Biennale features gorgeous pieces made from waste

In London, an experimental building houses two very different types of tenants

Architecture criticism matters more than ever, according to a critic bullied by Trump

Work Life

Why you’re feeling unmotivated and how to deal with it

Director Emerald Fennell explains why ‘Promising Young Woman’ doesn’t end how you’d expect

7 tips for starting a successful side hustle