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We build platforms and products for understanding data. https://fathom.info/

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Fathom Information Design@fathom.info · 2d ago

Did you catch the solar eclipse last week, wherever you were in the world? Here in Boston, we saw a delightful partial eclipse, featuring Paul's Eclipto box, for the naked eye, and Rahul's stunning photos, captured through eclipse glasses.

Cardboard box for viewing the Eclipse, labeled "ECLIPTO" Crisp photo of partial solar eclipse Orange glow of partial solar eclipse in clouds
Fathom Information Design@fathom.info · 2mo ago

One of our beloved tools (or toys) in the office is this knitting machine, which we once used to make personalized patterns for our 2019 holiday cards. Lately, we've been getting re-acquainted with the machine by making small two-color swatches out of digital image patterns.

A Space Invader character knitted in purple, contrasting against a green-blue yarn A rippling pattern in a light blue-green color, contrasting against a dark green yarn A hand moving the knitting carriage across the machine, lengthening a knitted fabric that hangs down from the needles
Fathom Information Design@fathom.info · 2mo ago

Paul recently shared with us some updates on his delightfully tiny typeface, Lilliput! He promises more styles coming soon, for all your woodland creature–sized typesetting needs. 🐿️📕

Extreme close-up of "Lilliput" printed on paper, with a pencil tip, small figurine, and coin for scaleA few paragraphs of text set in LilliputSome examples of text set in Lilliput
Fathom Information Design@fathom.info · 3mo ago

Thanks to Nermine for helping with Ben's class at MIT this semester, and for taking time to come share your work with us at the office! We gained a whole new appreciation for wind and how it shapes everything around us. 🌬️

Nermine presenting at the front of the room while some people gather to look at a spread of cards on the table.
Fathom Information Design@fathom.info · 3mo ago

Lately, we've been going down a rabbit hole of data about place names in the US. Here, we can take our New England town establishment data into Rowboat and do two cool things: see a detailed county map and play it over time to see the northward spread of towns in the area, all in just 15 seconds.

Fathom Information Design@fathom.info · 3mo ago

Yesterday marked the 100th anniversary of the birth of Miles Davis. A little over a decade ago, Mark's passion for jazz developed into one of our all-time favorite projects: Scaled in Miles.

A close up shot of our Scaled in Miles poster zoomed into a cluster of recording sessions between Miles and Kenny Clarke.
Fathom Information Design@fathom.info · 5mo ago

We've been dreaming about hardware hacking for a few years and finally have the pieces we need. Ben, Karlie, and Andy put together about twenty of these gadgets. We did a dry run making weather displays in the studio yesterday, then got students set up at Ben’s information design class today.

Seven hardware gadgets together, all showing different colored text displaysKarlie fiddling with a gadget connected to a laptop, with a series of other gadgets laid out on the table next to herPeople sitting around a long table, smiling and chatting while using their laptopsHardware gadgets scattered across the table, showing different displays
Fathom Information Design@fathom.info · 7mo ago

Thanks, Jasper, for this detailed write-up about using Rowboat to look at Dutch vehicle registration data! It's always a nice boost to hear that the tool is useful and helps with doing this kind of exploration more easily. blog.kenteken.tv/2025/10/15/s...

Snelle data analyses met tool Rowboat - Kenteken.TV blog

Met gratis tool Rowboat kan je geavanceerde analyses van RDW opendata gegevens maken. Kenteken.tv legt uit hoe je dat doet.

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Fathom Information Design@fathom.info · 8mo ago

We just pushed out our last big batch of Rowboat improvements and fixes before the end of the year. Fun fact: the most long-lived issue that we managed to close in this time was one that had been open for 2 years and 4 months. Feels good to finally get that one resolved!

Chart showing ranges of time between CreatedAt and ClosedAt. The longest line has the title "Auto Update" and lasted about 2 years and 4 months.
Fathom Information Design@fathom.info · 8mo ago

Last month, we shared that Sentinel, our collaboration with the Sabeti Lab and IGH, has been awarded the MacArthur Foundation 100&Change grant. We wrote a bit more about the news, reflecting on how this project came to be and how it continues to give us hope: www.fathom.info/notebook/251...

100&Change | Fathom Information Design

Sentinel, our long-time collaboration with the Sabeti Lab and IGH, has been awarded the MacArthur Foundation 100&Change grant.

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Fathom Information Design@fathom.info · 11mo ago

We updated Rowboat’s Chrome extension to open HTML tables and links to .csv, .tsv, and .xls spreadsheets in your browser with a simple right click. Just locate the dataset you want to examine, right click, and select “Open Table in Rowboat” to start exploring.

Fathom Information Design@fathom.info · last yr.

A few weeks ago, we survived another "Fathom Song Guessing Game" — my favorite day of the year when we all get to know each other a bit better via our musical selections. This year's theme was UNLEASH THE BEAST. We have since managed to re-leash our beasts, and the office is back in order.

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Fathom Information Design@fathom.info · last yr.

📸 Rowboat's header snapshot feature makes it easy to discover insights and instantly share your findings. When you spot something interesting, you’re just a click away from getting it in front of your team or shared online! Check out the datasets on rowboat.xyz/!

Fathom Information Design@fathom.info · last yr.

We are so excited to welcome Karlie as the latest addition to our team! Karlie is an interdisciplinary designer and developer with an affinity for textile-oriented projects. Check out some of Karlie's incredible work here!

Miriam Posner@miriamposner.com · last yr.

I really like Rowboat for introducing students to CSVs, and I’m excited about this new set analysis feature. Lists of items in one column is a really common problem for students to deal with.

“Set Analysis Some data columns contain lists or arrays of individual entries, like this Mechanics column in a board games dataset. To get insight into this data, you can use the Set Analysis header, which will use a configurable format to break up list entries into individual terms. Here, you can see the most common mechanics, as well as an interactive correlation matrix for which mechanics often appear together.” In an image labeled “Mechanics,” a triangle composed of small circles of variegated shades of blue accompanies a list of values: “Mechanics Top terms Most common pair Dice Rolling 5,648 Hand Management 4,129 Set Collection 2,720 Variable Player Powers 2,529 Hexagon Grid 2,247 Simulation 1,940 Card Drafting 1,714 Tile Placement 1,678 182 entries not shown 34,007”
Fathom Information Design@fathom.info · last yr.

Last September, we launched Rowboat — a tool for getting a quick, meaningful first look at your data. Today, we’re excited to share some new features to help you explore your data visually and answer even more questions. Dive in! 🌊 Explore the OKCupid dataset: rowboat.xyz/f/oxr6zumn

From this 2010s OKCupid dataset, users shared both their horoscope sign and how much they cared about astrology. Spoiler: Scorpios and Virgos don’t quite see eye to eye.