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

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Washington State plans to phase out new gas cars by 2030

News

Disneyland tickets are on sale, and people are already waiting hours in virtual lines to get back in

Jeff Bezos shareholder letter: Amazon is developing an ‘algorithmic’ solution to workplace injuries

Congressional Democrats introduce bill to expand Supreme Court from 9 to 13 justices

Co.Design

This NFT comes with an actual house

Remote school doesn’t have to be terrible. Here’s how to rethink virtual learning

Why P&G is asking you to change your habits to save the planet

Work Life

Every brand should embrace these 5 lessons in customer loyalty from super group BTS

It’s time to end the taboo of employee departures. Here are 3 ways to do it

Zoom sessions consistently draining? Take an energy audit of your meetings