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Editorial illustration showing three children in graduation caps on playground slides and a ladder, symbolizing educational success and failure.

2016-01-05

Education Ladder and Slides Illustration

From Is Pre-K All It’s Cracked Up To Be? by Andrew Flowers

Editorial cartoon of a college graduate in cap and gown sliding down a steep red slope, looking distressed.

2016-01-05

Graduate Sliding Down — FiveThirtyEight Editorial Illustration

From Is Pre-K All It’s Cracked Up To Be? by Andrew Flowers

Split editorial image labeled Spurious Correlation B showing egg rolls on a blue plate on the left and a dog's face on the right, illustrating a spurious correlation.

2016-01-06

Spurious Correlation B: Egg Rolls and Dog Ownership

From You Can’t Trust What You Read About Nutrition by Christie Aschwanden

Editorial illustration showing a spurious correlation between potato chips and higher math scores, with a bowl of chips on a purple background and a math worksheet on yellow.

2016-01-06

Spurious Correlation C: Potato Chips and Higher Math Scores

From You Can’t Trust What You Read About Nutrition by Christie Aschwanden

A comic strip showing two men in suits, one remarking that days have cycled to align with an old calendar he never took down, with a clown calendar visible on the wall.

2016-01-08

F Minus Comic Strip – Calendar Alignment Joke (12-31)

From How Badly Can A Car Salesman Swindle You? by Oliver Roeder

Bold graphic typography spelling IOWA in red, orange, and blue colors with geometric block shapes as decorative elements.

2016-01-11

Iowa – Stylized Editorial Typography Graphic

From The FiveThirtyEight Team Goes To Iowa

An arrangement of colorful pharmaceutical capsule pills spread across a light gray background in a loose grid pattern.

2016-01-13

Colorful Pill Capsules Arrangement

From An Algorithm Could Know You Have A Genetic Disease Before You Do by Anna Maria Barry-Jester

Comic book panel showing a stylized figure in a blue suit with arms outstretched and a speech bubble saying Good Evening.

2016-01-14

Comic Illustration: "Good Evening"

From Pop Culture Looks Like David Bowie by Walt Hickey

Comic book panels featuring a large blue humanoid figure (Dr. Manhattan from Watchmen) with speech bubbles about particles and life and death.

2016-01-14

Dr. Manhattan Comic Panels – Watchmen

From Pop Culture Looks Like David Bowie by Walt Hickey

Editorial composite image overlaying a street map with road names onto a close-up portrait of Barack Obama in black and white.

2016-01-21

Obama Portrait with Map Overlay

From A History Of Data In American Politics (Part 2): Obama 2008 To The Present by Jody Avirgan

Editorial illustration showing a blue DNA double helix above a green stylized money/currency shape with a human silhouette, representing genetics and money.

2016-01-25

DNA and Money Editorial Illustration

From The Battle Over CRISPR Could Make Or Break Some Biotech Companies by Farai Chideya

Editorial cartoon illustration showing a blue DNA double helix above a green dollar bill twisted into a DNA-like shape with a human silhouette in the center.

2016-01-25

DNA and Money Editorial Illustration

From The Battle Over CRISPR Could Make Or Break Some Biotech Companies by Farai Chideya

Bold typographic editorial illustration with the word LIVE repeated in large overlapping letters in blue, red, and white on an orange background.

2016-01-28

LIVE – FiveThirtyEight Editorial Illustration

From Fox News Undercard Republican Debate: Live Coverage

Decorative editorial illustration combining a map of Iowa with overlaid line chart graphics in purple and orange tones.

2016-01-29

Iowa Map with Chart Overlay Illustration

From The Push For 10,000 Latino Voters At The Iowa Caucuses by Hayley Munguia

Bold typographic editorial illustration spelling LIVE in red and blue with the text The Iowa Caucuses alongside colored blocks.

2016-02-01

The Iowa Caucuses — LIVE

From How Iowa Voted

Colorful editorial illustration of three pregnant figures of different skin tones each holding a stopwatch, symbolizing biological clocks and pregnancy timing.

2016-02-05

Pregnant Figures Holding Stopwatches Illustration

From Asking Women To Avoid Pregnancy Is Absurd, Even In The Face Of Zika by Anna Maria Barry-Jester

Colorful typographic illustration of the words New Hampshire in red, blue, and orange overlapping geometric letterforms.

2016-02-05

New Hampshire Typographic Illustration

From FiveThirtyEight’s New Hampshire Diary

Decorative Super Bowl 50 graphic featuring the Denver Broncos and Carolina Panthers team logos integrated into the number 50, on a dark navy background.

2016-02-07

Super Bowl 50: Broncos vs. Panthers at Levi's Stadium

From Super Bowl 50: Live Coverage

Photo of an NFL game between the Carolina Panthers and Denver Broncos with a decorative white chart-axes overlay graphic superimposed on the image.

2016-02-08

Super Bowl 50 Panthers vs Broncos with Chart Overlay

From Cam Newton Never Had A Chance by Kyle Wagner

Decorative collage illustration featuring repeating pink roses, red poppies, and yellow flowers arranged in a grid pattern on a colorful patchwork background.

2016-02-10

Floral Collage Illustration

From The Cheapskate’s Guide To Buying Flowers For Valentine’s Day by Leah Libresco

Colorful editorial illustration spelling out SUPER TUES with caricatures of Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton integrated into the large red, blue, and orange letters.

2016-02-11

Super Tuesday Editorial Illustration

From GOP Deathmatch: Three Men Will Enter. The Winner Will Probably Lose To Trump Anyway.

Vintage Valentine's Day illustration showing a man in a tuxedo and a woman in a pink dress seated on a red sofa with a cupid and hearts in the background.

2016-02-12

To My Valentine — Vintage Valentine's Day Card Illustration

From Your Valentine Is More Interested In Dinner And A Card Than Anything Else by Leah Libresco

Painted portrait of a terrier dog with a black collar displayed in an ornate oval gold frame topped with a crown and crest.

2016-02-16

Regal Dog Portrait in Gilded Frame

From Terriers Were Once The Greatest Dogs In The World by Oliver Roeder

Editorial illustration of a laughing Albert Einstein figure centered within concentric ripple waves on a dark starry background.

2016-02-18

Einstein Gravitational Waves Editorial Illustration

From What Happens Now That We Know Gravitational Waves Are Real?

Editorial collage showing repeating cutout photos of two politicians and dollar bills scattered on a green background.

2016-02-19

Politicians and Money Editorial Collage

From No One Can Agree How Much The Presidential Candidates’ Tax Plans Will Cost by Ben Casselman

Large bold letters spelling LIVE in red and blue with an orange accent block, cropped editorial graphic.

2016-02-20

LIVE Editorial Graphic

From How Nevada Democrats And South Carolina Republicans Voted

Editorial illustration showing multiple hands holding measuring tapes wrapped around a person's midsection, depicted in a colorful flat graphic style.

2016-02-25

Hands Measuring a Body with Tape Measures – Editorial Illustration

From BMI Is A Terrible Measure Of Health by Katherine Hobson

Editorial illustration showing two stylized halves of different faces merged together against a split tan and gray background.

2016-02-25

Split-Face Editorial Illustration of Two Figures

From Hollywood Studios Barely Promoted Non-White Actors And Films by Walt Hickey

Repeating tiled editorial illustration showing a large figure giving a thumbs up next to a small running businessman on a teal background.

2016-02-26

Repeating Illustration: Large Thumbs-Up Figure and Running Businessman

From What Is The Real Unemployment Rate? by Ben Casselman

Editorial illustration of an Oscar statuette against a dark gray background with radiating blue and orange lines with white dots.

2016-02-26

Oscar Statuette Editorial Illustration

From Can Math Predict The Oscars? A Debate. by Jody Avirgan

Decorative editorial graphic with a pink geometric triangle shape overlaid on a faded background image of a person.

2016-02-29

FiveThirtyEight Decorative Editorial Illustration

From FiveThirtyEight Watches The Oscars by Walt Hickey

Editorial collage of black-and-white movie stills arranged in triangular sections with a gold X and border frame, featuring four film scenes.

2016-02-29

FiveThirtyEight Movie Editorial Collage

From FiveThirtyEight Watches The Oscars by Walt Hickey

2016-03-01

Amazon Logo Arrow

From Super Tuesday Could Be Historic For Trump

Illustrated mock Ben & Jerry's ice cream pint labeled Bernie's Yearning, showing front and back of the container with Bernie Sanders imagery and satirical text.

2016-03-01

Bernie's Yearning Mock Ice Cream Pint

From Super Tuesday Could Be Historic For Trump

Bold graphic design with the word LIVE repeated in large blue and white letters on a red background, used as decorative editorial art.

2016-03-01

LIVE – FiveThirtyEight Editorial Graphic

From Super Tuesday Could Be Historic For Trump

Surreal collage of a muscular tattooed bodybuilder with a fish head, surrounded by asparagus, potatoes, eggs, and meat.

2016-03-02

Surreal Food and Fitness Collage Illustration

From Republicans Liked Ben Carson To The End (But Not Enough To Vote For Him) by Harry Enten, Carl Bialik

Editorial illustration on yellow background showing a falling oil drop above a dark silhouette landscape with signs reading foreclosure and long lease, a water bottle, and a gun.

2016-03-04

Editorial Illustration: Oil Drop Over Distressed Landscape

From Flint Has A Chance To Improve More Than Its Water by Anna Maria Barry-Jester

Large bold letters spelling LIVE in red and blue with an orange accent block, cropped editorial graphic.

2016-03-05

LIVE Editorial Graphic

From How The States Voted On Semi-Super Saturday

Bold typographic editorial illustration in red, white, and blue showing large cropped letters spelling LIVE and partially visible text below, with an orange accent rectangle.

2016-03-08

FiveThirtyEight Live Blog Editorial Illustration

From Could Michigan Change The Course Of The GOP Race?

Kaleidoscopic editorial illustration showing a man in a suit and gold tie repeated in a symmetrical mirror pattern.

2016-03-08

Kaleidoscope Portrait Editorial Illustration

From Could Michigan Change The Course Of The GOP Race?

Large bold letters spelling LIVE in red and blue with an orange accent block, cropped editorial graphic.

2016-03-08

LIVE Editorial Graphic

From What Went Down In The March 8 Presidential Primaries

Black and white editorial illustration showing a large police officer figure from behind towering over a row of smaller uniformed officers at the bottom.

2016-03-09

Police Officer Editorial Illustration

From We Now Have Algorithms To Predict Police Misconduct by Rob Arthur

Hand-drawn illustration featuring rows of colorful oval and circular eye-like shapes in various sizes and color combinations on a white background.

2016-03-10

Colorful Hand-Drawn Oval Eye Shapes Illustration

From Dear Data And FiveThirtyEight Want You To Visualize Your Podcast Habits by Jody Avirgan

Hand-drawn illustration of colorful stylized flowers with concentric circle blooms in red, blue, pink, and black on textured white paper.

2016-03-10

Colorful Stylized Flower Illustration

From Dear Data And FiveThirtyEight Want You To Visualize Your Podcast Habits by Jody Avirgan

Hand-drawn illustration showing a grid of small colorful abstract book or folder icons in various colors arranged in rows on a cream background.

2016-03-10

Hand-drawn grid of colorful abstract book icons

From Dear Data And FiveThirtyEight Want You To Visualize Your Podcast Habits by Jody Avirgan

Decorative banner graphic reading LIVE The Republican Debates Round 12 in bold red, white, and blue typography on a red background.

2016-03-11

Live: The Republican Debates Round 12

From How The CNN Republican Debate Played Out

Flat-style illustration of a basketball player wearing jersey number 32 holding a basketball on a court.

2016-03-11

Basketball Player Illustration – Jersey No. 32

From Should You Shoot Free Throws Underhand? by Oliver Roeder

Editorial illustration for The Digest featuring a wedge of cheddar cheese on an orange background with large bold text reading THE DiGEST.

2016-03-11

The Digest — FiveThirtyEight editorial illustration

From How To Use Our Delegate Tracker

Bold graphic design with the word LIVE repeated in large red, white, and blue typography on a blue background.

2016-03-15

LIVE – Bold Editorial Typography Graphic

From 11-Seeds Are Dangerous This Year by Neil Paine, Reuben Fischer-Baum

Repeating pattern of photos of Elizabeth Warren and Ted Cruz alternating with fire emojis on an orange background, used as decorative editorial art.

2016-03-15

Warren and Cruz Repeating Pattern with Fire Emojis

From 11-Seeds Are Dangerous This Year by Neil Paine, Reuben Fischer-Baum

Cartoon illustration of a cheerful robot with a rice cooker for a head, holding a rice paddle and sitting on a sack of rice.

2016-03-18

Rice Cooker Robot Editorial Illustration

From An Ode To The Rice Cooker, The Smartest Kitchen Appliance I’ve Ever Owned by Anna Maria Barry-Jester

Oil painting depicting two boxers grappling in a ring with a referee and crowd of spectators watching, in the style of George Bellows.

2016-03-23

George Bellows Boxing Painting

From Why Donald Trump? by Clare Malone

Editorial collage featuring a torn Trump campaign sign, a photo of Donald Trump, a historical map of Cleveland, suburban and rural landscape photos.

2016-03-23

Trump Editorial Collage Illustration

From Why Donald Trump? by Clare Malone

Editorial illustration showing two overlapping blue question marks against a gray sky framed by icy glacier formations, suggesting uncertainty about climate or Arctic topics.

2016-03-23

Question Marks Over Arctic Ice — Editorial Illustration

From When Will The World Really Be 2 Degrees Hotter Than It Used To Be? by Eric Holthaus

Editorial illustration of a person in a lab coat painting a still life of laboratory glassware on a canvas, with actual lab glassware and a flower on a table nearby.

2016-03-24

Artist Painting Lab Glassware Still Life

From Failure Is Moving Science Forward by Christie Aschwanden

Editorial illustration of two men in dark suits and red ties standing with hands on hips, one wearing glasses, on a cream background.

2016-03-24

Two Suited Men Illustration

From Failure Is Moving Science Forward by Christie Aschwanden

Decorative title card reading 'The Digest' in large bold serif type on a cream background with three pieces of toast scattered around the text.

2016-03-29

The Digest — FiveThirtyEight Newsletter Title Card

From Toast Has Been A Fad For 150 Years by Anna Maria Barry-Jester

Stylized editorial illustration showing two overlapping faces of political figures with red, white, and blue color treatment suggesting a Trump-Reagan comparison.

2016-03-29

Trump and Reagan Editorial Illustration

From Donald Trump Is No Ronald Reagan by Harry Enten

Abstract geometric illustration of a large stylized eye above a yellow price tag, suggesting surveillance or pricing themes.

2016-03-30

Abstract Eye and Price Tag Illustration

From Apple’s New Night Mode Doesn’t Mean You Should Take Your Tablet To Bed by Katherine Hobson

Repeating pattern of In-N-Out Burger paper hats and nurse caps on a yellow background, used as decorative editorial art.

2016-04-01

In-N-Out Burger and Nurse Hats Pattern Illustration

From California’s $15 Minimum Wage Makes A Lot Less Sense Outside Of Silicon Valley by Ben Casselman

Editorial illustration combining a chemical structure diagram of beta-alanine or carnosine with a blue-tinted vintage photo of a soccer player doing a bicycle kick.

2016-04-05

Chemical Structure and Soccer Player Editorial Illustration

From Soccer Hamstring Injuries Are Up, But Preventing Them Is Complicated by Christie Aschwanden

Editorial illustration showing three singers performing, overlaid on playing cards including a Queen of Clubs and King of Spades, on a red background.

2016-04-05

American Idol Winners as Playing Cards Illustration

From Momentum May Matter (Just This Once) In Wisconsin

Cartoon fox mascot wearing a graduation cap and glasses, holding a pointer, surrounded by colorful person icons on a dark background.

2016-04-05

FiveThirtyEight Fox Mascot Graduation Illustration

From Momentum May Matter (Just This Once) In Wisconsin

Editorial illustration showing singers depicted as playing cards, with a Queen of Clubs and King of Spades featuring performers holding microphones on a red background.

2016-04-07

American Idol Singers as Playing Cards Illustration

From Reflections Of A Degenerate ‘American Idol’ Gambler by Benjamin Morris

Colorful editorial illustration of a large semicircular gauge or sundial against a stylized sunset sky with patterned clouds.

2016-04-12

Stylized Gauge Illustration with Sunset Sky

From How To Avoid Boring Sunsets by Oliver Roeder

Colorful editorial illustration showing a stylized sundial or protractor arc with numbered segments rising above a horizon, set against a patterned sky of layered clouds.

2016-04-12

Stylized Sundial Illustration with Numbered Arc and Patterned Sky

From How To Avoid Boring Sunsets by Oliver Roeder

Editorial illustration of Donald Trump raising a fist at a podium, set against a colorful geometric background of salmon, red, and blue with cross patterns.

2016-04-12

Trump Editorial Illustration with Cross Pattern Background

From Do You Have To Be Manly To Be President?

Stylized banner graphic reading LIVE The Democratic Debates New York on a bright blue background with red and white lettering.

2016-04-15

Live: The Democratic Debates – New York

From What Went Down At The CNN Democratic Debate

Decorative editorial illustration with LEGO-brick style text reading Science Question From A Toddler on pink and yellow background with science icons.

2016-04-21

Science Question From A Toddler — Editorial Illustration

From Why Do Boys Have Wieners? by Maggie Koerth

Repeating pattern on a blue background of hands holding judge's gavels and hands holding rolled diplomas tied with red ribbon.

2016-04-22

Repeating Illustration of Gavels and Diplomas

From Licensing Laws Are Shutting Young People Out Of The Job Market by Ben Casselman

Decorative typographic title card on a dark background reading A New Way of Living in cream and blue lettering.

2016-04-25

A New Way of Living — Editorial Title Illustration

From What Would Happen If We Just Gave People Money? by Andrew Flowers

Retro-style editorial illustration of two open hands releasing birds into the sky, promoting universal basic income with the text A New Way of Living.

2016-04-25

A New Way of Living: Basic Income, A Check for Everyone

From What Would Happen If We Just Gave People Money? by Andrew Flowers

Retro-style editorial poster with a coin held in a clamp illustration and the slogan about basic income on a red background.

2016-04-25

Basic Income: A Check For Everyone — Editorial Poster

From What Would Happen If We Just Gave People Money? by Andrew Flowers

Editorial illustration showing a silhouetted figure standing atop a wire-frame globe with the text Reach Higher, Basic Income, A Check for Everyone on a blue background.

2016-04-25

Reach Higher: Basic Income — A Check for Everyone

From What Would Happen If We Just Gave People Money? by Andrew Flowers

Retro-style editorial illustration showing silhouetted figures holding large checks on a green background, promoting basic income with bold text.

2016-04-25

Your Money Your Decision — Basic Income: A Check for Everyone

From What Would Happen If We Just Gave People Money? by Andrew Flowers

Editorial illustration for FiveThirtyEight's The Digest featuring a black-and-white photo of Fidel Castro on a bright yellow-green background with large stylized text.

2016-04-26

The Digest — FiveThirtyEight Editorial Header

From Cuba Is Developing A Taste For U.S. Whiskey by Anna Maria Barry-Jester

Bold red, blue, and orange typographic editorial illustration reading LIVE for The Northeast Primaries coverage on FiveThirtyEight.

2016-04-26

The Northeast Primaries — Live

From What Went Down In The April 26 Primary Elections

Editorial illustration showing two politicians in conversation with the word CHAT displayed in large colorful letters above them.

2016-04-27

Chat – FiveThirtyEight Editorial Illustration

From Can Carly Fiorina Save Ted Cruz’s Candidacy?

Editorial illustration showing a figure bending over canned goods next to a microscope, with a dark shadowy figure, suggesting food science or safety investigation.

2016-04-28

Editorial Illustration: Food Science Investigation

From Who Will Debunk The Debunkers? by Daniel Engber

Editorial illustration of a person being swallowed by a dark swirling vortex surrounded by papers, cans, and a microscope, suggesting overwhelm in research or science.

2016-04-28

Editorial Illustration: Person Overwhelmed by Research Vortex

From Who Will Debunk The Debunkers? by Daniel Engber

Simple editorial illustration of an open teal tin can with a decorative label, shown on a white background.

2016-04-28

Open Tin Can Illustration

From Who Will Debunk The Debunkers? by Daniel Engber

Simple editorial illustration of an open teal tin can with a decorative label showing red fish or sardines inside.

2016-04-28

Open Tin Can Illustration

From Who Will Debunk The Debunkers? by Daniel Engber

Simple editorial illustration of an open tin can with a decorative label showing red and green leaf motifs.

2016-04-28

Open Tin Can Illustration

From Who Will Debunk The Debunkers? by Daniel Engber

Kaleidoscopic collage editorial illustration featuring repeated cutout portraits of TV characters surrounding a central suited man with a cigar.

2016-04-28

Kaleidoscope TV Character Collage Illustration

From Are We At Peak HBO? It’s Close. by Walt Hickey

Repeating pattern of Barack Obama's smiling face and band-aids on a green background, used as editorial illustration.

2016-04-29

Obama and Band-Aid Repeating Pattern Illustration

From The Economy’s Crisis Ended Under Obama, But Its Long-Term Problems Didn’t by Ben Casselman

Editorial cartoon of a man wearing a red cap reading 'Make America Great Again?' set in Indiana with a church, basketball hoop, and trailer home in the background.

2016-04-29

Meanwhile in the Hoosier State... editorial illustration

From Indiana Is Weird by Craig Fehrman

Editorial illustration showing a hand holding a magnifying glass over a large pill or tablet, rendered in blue and teal tones.

2016-05-03

Magnifying Glass Over Pill – Editorial Illustration

From Even Tug-Of-Warriors Can Be Dopers by Christie Aschwanden

Bold red, blue, and orange typographic editorial illustration spelling LIVE for The Indiana Primary coverage on FiveThirtyEight.

2016-05-03

The Indiana Primary — Live

From What Went Down In The Indiana Primary

Repeating pattern of black graduation caps with green tassels and four-leaf clovers on a teal background, used as decorative editorial art.

2016-05-06

Graduation Caps and Four-Leaf Clovers Decorative Pattern

From This Year’s College Grads Are The Luckiest In A Decade by Ben Casselman

Editorial illustration combining a black-and-white close-up photo of a politician with bold red, orange, blue, and white graphic typography spelling out a word.

2016-05-06

FiveThirtyEight Editorial Illustration with Bold Typography

From Is It Paul Ryan’s Party Or Donald Trump’s Party?

Editorial header graphic for The Digest featuring bold serif text on a mint green background alongside a photo of a mint julep cocktail.

2016-05-10

The Digest — FiveThirtyEight Editorial Header

From Mint Juleps Are Good For More Than Just Two Minutes At A Racetrack by Anna Maria Barry-Jester

2016-05-11

Hot Takedown Podcast Logo

From What Do Donald Trump And The Kansas City Royals Have In Common?

Three hexagonal badge icons representing Open Data, Open Materials, and Preregistered research transparency standards.

2016-05-12

Open Science Badges: Open Data, Open Materials, Preregistered

From Even Psychologists Respond To Meaningless Rewards by Christie Aschwanden

Repeating pattern of pink classic vintage cars and red modern muscle cars on a pink background, used as decorative editorial art.

2016-05-13

Classic vs. Modern Cars Repeating Pattern Illustration

From Americans Don’t Miss Manufacturing — They Miss Unions by Ben Casselman

Two ink handprints side by side with Japanese or Chinese calligraphy and red seal stamps on a cream background.

2016-05-13

Ink Handprints with East Asian Calligraphy

From The Sumo Matchup Centuries In The Making by Benjamin Morris

Traditional Japanese woodblock print illustrations depicting sumo wrestlers in colorful mawashi, shown in close-up and group compositions with Japanese text labels.

2016-05-13

Japanese Woodblock Print of Sumo Wrestlers

From The Sumo Matchup Centuries In The Making by Benjamin Morris

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