Examining How We Measure Our Lives
Commentary, critiques, and observations on information design and data visualisation
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Read on…: Moderate Voters
In US presidential politics, the common sense truth is that candidates run to the wings of the parties to get primary voters. They say ridiculous, inane things, but with the hope to walk them back later. Why? Because while they commonly run to the outsides edges during primary season, candidates recognise that in the election […]
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What Has Happened After Police Shootings
Read on…: What Has Happened After Police ShootingsYesterday, I left the office late and encountered a protest in front of my building organised by the Black Lives Matter movement. The protest focused on recent shooting deaths of black men by police officers in Minneapolis and Baton Rouge, but the protests clearly tapped into deeper issues regarding race, inequality, and armed police among […]
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Expensive Wines
Read on…: Expensive WinesAnother Monday, another week, another post. But this week we will try to get by without any more Brexit coverage. So what better way to cure a hangover than with more booze? So let’s start with some fancy wine. I meant to post this piece a little while back, but yeah that unmentionable thing occurred. […]
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Who Gets the Jewellery in the Divorce?
Read on…: Who Gets the Jewellery in the Divorce?I’m still freaking out over Brexit. So enjoy this Friday with this four-quadrant chart from xkcd. Relevant because of references to the crown jewels of the United Kingdom. Credit for the piece goes to Randall Munroe.
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Critiquing Brexit Results Designs: Part 1
Read on…: Critiquing Brexit Results Designs: Part 1Well a little under two weeks later and here we are: Brexit. I wanted to take a moment in a slightly longer piece and comment on it. Not the results, because no, that I can leave to a pint at the pub. Instead I wanted to comment on this particular results content from the New York […]
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European Interconnectedness
Read on…: European InterconnectednessThe United Kingdom voted to leave the European Union. Kind of a big deal, right? After the vote, the New York Times put together a piece on just how connected Europe remains. For example, European defence can largely be considered guaranteed through NATO, to which the United Kingdom remains. The screenshot below details which European countries participate […]
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How the Other Britain Would Have Voted
Read on…: How the Other Britain Would Have VotedIt’s Friday, so that means something lighter than the rest of the work this week. So instead of how the UK voted over Brexit—I really will try to get to that next week—let us take a look at how the fictional UK voted over Brexit, courtesy of YouGov. Credit for the piece goes to the […]
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Brexit and Ireland
Read on…: Brexit and IrelandThis week I really wanted to hold off on commenting about Brexit graphics until things settled down—admittedly thinking Remain would win. Now that Thursday has arrived, I think we can all agree that settling down is not happening and the UK really is leaving the EU. As an Irish American, I grew up with frequent commentary […]