Examining How We Measure Our Lives
Commentary, critiques, and observations on information design and data visualisation
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US Fed Forecasts
Read on…: US Fed ForecastsOrganisations that forecast things are not often inclined to go back and review their forecasts against the actual results. So that makes today’s post from the Wall Street Journal fascinating. They reviewed the Federal Reserve’s forecasts for US GDP growth against the actual growth. And it turns out the Fed consistently overestimated US growth. From a design standpoint, what makes…
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Shoes That Weren’t Made for Walking
Read on…: Shoes That Weren’t Made for WalkingHappy Friday, everybody. Today’s piece comes from Indexed. And yep, I have never walked in those shoes. Credit for the piece goes to Jessica Hagy.
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More on the Muslim Split in the Middle East
Read on…: More on the Muslim Split in the Middle EastYesterday we looked at the Economist’s work on breaking down the Sunni and Shia split throughout the Middle East. Let’s take a look at that again today, especially since the world’s largest Muslim nation dealt with a terror attack overnight. That’s right, Indonesia is actually the world’s largest Muslim country and it is also largely secular in nature. But, back…
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The Muslim Split in the Middle East
Read on…: The Muslim Split in the Middle EastTurning away from selfies and returning to the upbeat world of the Middle East, today we look at a graphic from the Economist that breaks down the Middle East into the Sunni and Shia sects. See anything that looks familiar? Do you know how Saudi Arabia and Iran are feuding at the moment? Well, take a look at the predominant…
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Selfiexploratory
Read on…: SelfiexploratoryNew year, new selfies. Thankfully we have the Selfiecity to look at a sample of selfies, the goal to determine patterns and trends in the art of the selfie. Of course you also want to be able to look at the aforementioned selfies. For that they built the Selfiexploratory, an application that allows you to filter the set to see…
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Types of Nuclear Weapons
Read on…: Types of Nuclear WeaponsWhen I was in high school I began to listen to music. To find music. To find artists. A guy who owned and operated the store next to where I worked recommended David Bowie, that guy whose songs I had heard on Philly’s classic rock radio stations. Back in those days we still had record stores—not that I knew what…
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What to do With All the Nukes
Read on…: What to do With All the NukesAdmittedly today’s piece fails to deliver on the data visualisation and information design spectrum. But I found it hilarious and apropos to this week’s content. Credit for the piece goes to Randall Munroe.