Examining How We Measure Our Lives
Commentary, critiques, and observations on information design and data visualisation
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Read on…: How Moderate is John Kasich
Last night contained one victory for John Kasich. The Ohio governor outlasted all but Trump and Cruz and therefore represents the only establishment candidate. He also supposedly represents the moderate wing of the Republican Party. But within an article on FiveThirtyEight is a map showing how he may not be as moderate as he claims. Kasich has signed legislation creating difficult conditions…
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Another Tuesday Another Election Day
Read on…: Another Tuesday Another Election DayWell, here’s another Tuesday so here’s another election day. Today we have an animation from the Wall Street Journal that succinctly shows how important this evening’s results are for Donald Trump. If he wins everything, his path to the nomination is easier, if not, it is doable, but far from easy. That sounds obvious, but it contrasts with other candidates…
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The London Underground Typeface
Read on…: The London Underground TypefaceJohnston, the typeface of the London Underground, turns 100 this year. And so last Thursday the Guardian posted a short article about the typeface. It is worth a quick read, if only for the description of serif typefaces as “letters without the little flicks at the end of their strokes”. Some people overlook typeface selection when it comes to the…
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The United States of America
Read on…: The United States of AmericaWell today is Friday, so let’s leave the politics of this week behind and just enjoy the great United States of America. Wait a minute… Credit for the piece goes to Randall Munroe.
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A Timeline of Supreme Court Nominations
Read on…: A Timeline of Supreme Court NominationsBeyond Donald Trump, Capitol Hill finds itself consumed by the vacancy left by Antonin Scalia. Democrats insist President Obama’s eventual nomination should be considered by the Senate. Senate Republicans rebut saying that a vote should not happen until the next presidential term. That would be the longest, by nearly a factor of three, the Supreme Court has had a vacant…
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Trump Conservatism
Read on…: Trump ConservatismAnother Tuesday, more primary and caucus victories for Donald Trump in his quest to become the Republican nominee. However one of the refrains you hear from the right is that he is not a true conservative. How true is that? Well the BBC put together an article comparing Trump to the other candidates and some previous Republican presidents on various…
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Pipelines of Consumption
Read on…: Pipelines of ConsumptionIt’s Friday, everybody. Let’s take a bit of a break from the election stuff of this past week and look at the pipelines of your liquid consumption. Credit for the piece goes to Randall Munroe.
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Tracking Super Tuesday
Read on…: Tracking Super TuesdayOn Tuesday I tracked the results primarily with the New York Times and the Washington Post. I really enjoyed the Post’s coverage as they designed a homepage for the night’s results. The results were placed at the centre of the content, as you can see in the screenshot below. Below the map and table, content updated on the right with…