Category: Infographic

  • Philly Rules

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    Yo. C’mon, bro. This jawn is getting tired. Just stop already. If you did not catch it this week, the most important news was Donald Trump disinviting the Super Bowl champions Eagles to the White House to celebrate their victory over the Patriots. He then lied about Eagles players kneeling during the US anthem—no player…

  • English Pride

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    Or the lack thereof. Today’s post references a short article from the BBC about some YouGov survey results that examine English respondents’ pride in being English. The post uses numerous bar charts to examine the demographic and political splits of the results as well as to try and come to a sense of what defines…

  • Primarily California

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    Today is primary day and everyone will be looking to the California results. Although probably not quite me, because Eastern vs. Pacific time means even I will likely be asleep tonight. But before we get to tonight, we have a nice primer from last Friday’s New York Times. It examines the California House of Representatives…

  • Mapping Disasters

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    Last weekend I enjoyed several days off for Memorial Day. But that Sunday I enjoyed a nice, full-spread graphic in the New York Times. The clue that I was in for a treat was on the front page, beneath the fold, with a small map with some green, magenta, and orange. When I looked more…

  • Business Card Typography

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    Brendan Barry
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    I mean it was a short week, at least for my American audience, but we still made it to Friday. So let’s look at business card typography courtesy of Jessica Hagy and Indexed. I mean, this is not quite me and my card, but I still love it. Credit for the piece goes to Jessica…

  • Spanish Silver

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    A few weeks back now the Economist posted a graphic about the link between lead, silver, and the rise and fall of the Roman Empire. But not in the way you probably think. Instead, they graph the appearance of lead deposits in the glaciers of Greenland. For the full explanation you should read the short…

  • Forecasting the American Midterm Elections

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    We are inching ever closer to the US midterm elections in November. In less than a week the largest state, California, will go to the polls to elect their candidates for their districts. So late last week whilst your author was on holiday, the Economist released its forecast model for the results. They will update…

  • Irish Abortion Referendum

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    On Saturday Ireland announced the results of a referendum on changing its constitution to remove Article 8, which had made abortion illegal except in the case of risk of death to the mother. And that was it, none of the usual rape or incest clauses. I want to look at a little coverage of the…

  • Lunar Observations

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    Monday night I was doing some work outside and when I turned around to head inside I was struck by the brilliance of an object in the night sky. I had seen the Moon rise earlier in the evening, but this was far to the east. It was identifiable as a dot, not just a…

  • A Wetter Midwest

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    Here in Philadelphia, I think yesterday was the first day it had not rained in over a week. Not that everyday was a drenching storm, but at least showers passed through along with some downpours and definitely grey skies. But what about my old home, Chicago? Well, FiveThirtyEight turned to a longer-term look and examined…