Examining How We Measure Our Lives
Commentary, critiques, and observations on information design and data visualisation
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Read on…: English Votes for English Laws
Last week the British government announced plans to solve the West Lothian Question that centres on devolution parity for England. Many legislative powers have been devolved from London and given to the regional parliaments in Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland. And on the one hand that is great as the national parliament no longer tells Scottish schools what to do,…
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Helvetica vs. Arial
Read on…: Helvetica vs. ArialToday’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 compared that geographic spread to…
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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 to Jessica Hagy.