Examining How We Measure Our Lives
Commentary, critiques, and observations on information design and data visualisation
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Blight, not Panic, in Detroit
Read on…: Blight, not Panic, in DetroitA little old, but this graphic from the New York Times explores urban blight in Detroit. The interesting feature about the map is the blue, highlighted section. The designers used Google Streetview to show an actual blighted street. Credit for the piece goes to the New York Times graphics department.
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Sppeling Wrds
Read on…: Sppeling WrdsTo day’s post comes frm teh Washington Post. It luuks at how esy it is to sppel eesy wrds wrong. But aparently I’s can spel wrds. Note teh way wrds speled wrng are coloured by frekwency. Cridet fr eht peice goes 2 Emily Chow and Kat Downs.
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Where Nobody Lives
Read on…: Where Nobody LivesNik Freeman took US Census blocks that had zero population and created a map with them. In essence, he highlighted where we do not live. Credit for the piece goes to Nik Freeman.