Visual journalist at @visuals.nzz.ch Personal: jonasoesch.chhttps://bsky.app/profile/jonasoesch.chhttps://bsky.app/profile/jonasoesch.ch/post/3mgcubce3g22uHow to properly AI-generate alt-texts for charts A simple screenshot prompt produces texts that are too long and unstructured. By interviewing blind readers, Alessia Vannini and Julia Locher found a form that works much better. Report and examples: https://github.com/a-vannini/AltText4Charts05 Mar 2026 13:03 +0000at://did:plc:kpfuyotppcrm5yuh2mcjoxde/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgcubce3g22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/jonasoesch.ch/post/3mbj52ajnl22iA rough 3D reconstruction of «Le Constellation» in Crans-Montana. Using publicly available photos, videos and plans @simonhuwiler.ch, Forrest Rogers and I reconstructed the bar’s layout and approximate dimensions. https://www.nzz.ch/visuals/aktuell/visuelle-rekonstruktion-so-kam-es-zum-brand-in-crans-montana-ld.191855103 Jan 2026 09:50 +0000at://did:plc:kpfuyotppcrm5yuh2mcjoxde/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbj52ajnl22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/jonasoesch.ch/post/3m73kxwvo522wHow the Swiss National Council has shifted over time: Analyzing every vote since 2004 shows that party differences have become more distinct, with fewer overlaps than in earlier years. https://www.nzz.ch/visuals/parlamentarier-rating-2025-die-individualisten-werden-seltener-ld.191360303 Dec 2025 13:31 +0000at://did:plc:kpfuyotppcrm5yuh2mcjoxde/app.bsky.feed.post/3m73kxwvo522whttps://bsky.app/profile/jonasoesch.ch/post/3lxhc7ld6gc2iWhy Visual Journalism is so slow? I've tracked every hour I worked on an article for two weeks last year. Most of my time did not go into graphics production but in researching and analyzing data. The detailed breakdown and some ideas how to speed up the process: https://nightingaledvs.com/why-visual-journalism-is-so-slow/28 Aug 2025 10:05 +0000at://did:plc:kpfuyotppcrm5yuh2mcjoxde/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxhc7ld6gc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/jonasoesch.ch/post/3lwgupmmj3c2iWith the discussion on the future of Datavis, I enjoyed the historical perspective given by @statmodeling.bsky.social and Susan Kruglinski here: https://nightingaledvs.com/statistical-graphics-and-comics/ 1/215 Aug 2025 12:38 +0000at://did:plc:kpfuyotppcrm5yuh2mcjoxde/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwgupmmj3c2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/jonasoesch.ch/post/3ls2di2dsok2eThe balance of power in the Middle East has been shifting for some time. Iran’s allies are eroding, but its former rival Saudi Arabia is warming relations. Explore our updated interactive map: https://www.nzz.ch/english/interactive-map-the-middle-easts-alliances-and-enmities-ld.1859853https://www.nzz.ch/english/interactive-map-the-middle-easts-alliances-and-enmities-ld.185985320 Jun 2025 15:17 +0000at://did:plc:kpfuyotppcrm5yuh2mcjoxde/app.bsky.feed.post/3ls2di2dsok2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/jonasoesch.ch/post/3lp4pbkygec2lBetter world maps for mobile! Despite years of mobile-first design, there’s been little experimentation in this area. So we designed our own at NZZ – and validated it in a large user study. Summary of the paper: https://jonasoesch.ch/articles/thematic-worldmaps-on-mobile/ 1/314 May 2025 09:38 +0000at://did:plc:kpfuyotppcrm5yuh2mcjoxde/app.bsky.feed.post/3lp4pbkygec2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/jonasoesch.ch/post/3lkvk6lfy2c2uIn recent months, Internet cables in the Baltic Sea have been damaged multiple times — Russian sabotage is suspected. But how does that work? Together with @cianjochem.bsky.social & @lukasmaeder.bsky.social , we visualized one case (inspired by Reuters 🤩) www.nzz.ch/ld.187598321 Mar 2025 15:37 +0000at://did:plc:kpfuyotppcrm5yuh2mcjoxde/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkvk6lfy2c2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/jonasoesch.ch/post/3liwelv3ksc2jSwiss supermarket chain Migros promised price cuts—and delivered on many. But at the same time, products like chocolate and coffee became more expensive, reflecting global market trends. For most shoppers, the result is only modest savings. www.nzz.ch/ld.186967724 Feb 2025 12:40 +0000at://did:plc:kpfuyotppcrm5yuh2mcjoxde/app.bsky.feed.post/3liwelv3ksc2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/jonasoesch.ch/post/3lfrr7vnrhc2mMarius Irgens on distortions in vis: "A more common way to distort in […] visualization is through non-linear color mapping." True. Designing a truthful color mapping is incredibly difficult – if not impossible. But as he notes, you need to be transparent about it. https://nightingaledvs.com/distortion-by-design/15 Jan 2025 12:27 +0000at://did:plc:kpfuyotppcrm5yuh2mcjoxde/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfrr7vnrhc2m