Examining How We Measure Our Lives
Commentary, critiques, and observations on information design and data visualisation
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Soda
Read on…: SodaHappy Friday, everybody. I cannot say about you, but I certainly love seeing dialects and regional variations of words, phrases, pronunciations mapped out. So thankfully we have some work by Alan McConchie to look at today, specifically versus the soda vs. pop debate. As the screenshot shows, I come from a solidly soda camp. But […]
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Drought Severity
Read on…: Drought SeverityNot here in Chicago at least. But across swaths of the Southwest, people are experiencing droughts. But the New York Times is on it, with a tracker updated weekly. Credit for the piece goes to Mike Bostock and Kevin Quealy.
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Super Moon
Read on…: Super MoonMonday witnessed Super Moon. It’s not a bird, nor a plane. It’s the Moon. But bigger. Thankfully the Guardian put together a nice graphic that explains what was going on and puts the Super Moon into context of regular, average guy Moon. Credit for the piece goes to Paul Scruton.
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DC Mayoral Elections
Read on…: DC Mayoral ElectionsIn November, among the many ballots will be that of the DC mayor. The Washington Post has a piece showing the power bases of the two main candidates. It also allows you to play with the vote allotment of the three key groups to show how you can build a 50% + 1 vote tally. […]
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How Late is Fashionable?
Read on…: How Late is Fashionable?The weekend has come and gone. And with it undoubtedly some house parties. But the looming question over any such party is when will the guests arrive. To answer that Five Thirty Eight took a look at one joint birthday party and here are the results. Credit for the piece goes to Walt Hickey.
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This Weekend’s Menu?
Read on…: This Weekend’s Menu?Everybody likes to eat out on the weekend. So from Co.Design comes an interactive diagram breaking down the constituent components of some of the best and worst food creations. Personally, I would have to go with the pretzel croissant. Credit for the piece goes to Lily Tidhar.
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Cancelling the Mistral
Read on…: Cancelling the MistralIn a piece of big news about Ukraine yesterday, the French government announced that it was halting the completion of the sale of two Mistral warships to Russia. The first such ship, the Sevastopol (yes, named after said city in Crimea), was due to be delivered in just over a month’s time. The two ships […]
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Comet Siding Spring
Read on…: Comet Siding SpringToday we head off to the stars. Well, more appropriately the comets. The New York Times had a piece a little while back that looked at the orbits of several comets that pass near the Sun. Siding Spring in particular is highlighted because of its near approach later this autumn. Credit for the piece goes […]
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Farewell, Summer (Jobs)
Read on…: Farewell, Summer (Jobs)Sorry (American) folks, but Labour Day just came and went. And for us (Americans) that means summer has “officially” ended. Back in the day, for your humble author, that meant preparing to wrap up my summer employment at the Jersey Shore. The Sidewalk Sale was the great clearing of summer stock and most of us […]