About Nesta

Nesta is a research and innovation foundation. We apply our deep expertise in applied methods to design, test and scale solutions to some of the biggest challenges of our time, working across the innovation lifecycle.

Visualisations are an exciting, rapidly changing aspect of data research - they are designed to make information accessible, which can lead to an increased level of public engagement with research. Data visualisations are becoming a prominent tool in many news and research bodies - even the UN use them to check our 'Global Pulse'.

So, here is a shortlist of ten of our favourite data visualisations. They all present data in an engaging way that makes that information more useful - from helping you to understand your community better to making sure you don't miss your train.

This list is just a snapshot, and we know there are plenty more noteworthy examples. Tell us about your favourite example on Twitter with hashtag #datavis14 and maybe we'll add it to the list!