Examining How We Measure Our Lives
Commentary, critiques, and observations on information design and data visualisation
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Read on…: Helvetica vs. Arial
Today’s post comes via a friend. We look at a video comparing the details of two typefaces: Helvetica vs. Arial. Happy Friday, everybody. Credit for the piece goes to Charles Cultrara.
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McDonald’s All-day Breakfast
Read on…: McDonald’s All-day BreakfastI don’t know about you, but I have seen a lot of those all-day breakfast bags sitting about the city of Chicago the last few days. (That they are not in waste bins is a different story.) CBS took a look at where the biscuit vs. McMuffin offering is available in the US—hint, not Chicago—and […]
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Pumpkin Spice Friday
Read on…: Pumpkin Spice FridayIt’s Friday. It’s October. That means it’s time for pumpkin spice cocktails, courtesy of This Is Indexed. Gentrify, people. Gentrify. Credit for the piece goes to Jessica Hagy.
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New Job Trepidation
Read on…: New Job TrepidationSome of my co-workers are taking me out for a few drinks as I started a new job at my company last month. It’s a lot of work and a lot of learning things I know little about. So this piece from This Is Indexed seems appropriate for this Friday. Credit for the piece goes […]
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How the Diesel Engine Works
Read on…: How the Diesel Engine WorksFor a little while now I have been wondering about just how the emission cheating system worked for Volkswagen. Thankfully the AFP put together a graphic illustrating how their diesel engine process works. It gets me partially to the level of understanding for which I am looking. But even though I now understand how the […]