Examining How We Measure Our Lives
Commentary, critiques, and observations on information design and data visualisation
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Scotland Votes
Read on…: Scotland VotesBy the time this post goes live, Scotland will have already been voting on independence for several hours. At the time of writing this post, it appears more a toss-up than anything else. And so today we highlight a piece that is a little bit different than what I might normally cover. Here we have a long-form piece from the…
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When the Baltimore Oriole Abandons Baltimore
Read on…: When the Baltimore Oriole Abandons BaltimoreClimate change has more of an impact than just extreme weather. For one, not all weather will necessarily be warmer. Two, animals and plants will be affected in terms of their natural habitat. The New York Times recently put together a piece about the impact of climate change upon birds. And it turns out that in less than a century,…
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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 I was reminded recently at…
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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. Credit for the piece goes…