Examining How We Measure Our Lives
Commentary, critiques, and observations on information design and data visualisation
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Read on…: Virginia Election Results
Last night was election night. Okay, maybe not the big midterm, but there were still a few interesting races. The one I want to look at it, however, is the gubernatorial race in Virginia. Maps are pretty much the default in big, statewide races like these and it is no surprise that the three screenshots here […]
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LAX Shootings
Read on…: LAX ShootingsI didn’t see a lot of informative graphics regarding the shooting at LAX. But, here are two pieces. The first is from the Los Angeles TImes. Terminal 3 is rendered in three dimensions. Different buttons add views of the remainder of the airport. The Washington Post opted for a flat, two-dimension drawing in one graphic […]
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Visualising the World Series
Read on…: Visualising the World SeriesLast week the Boston Red Sox won the 2013 World Series. I did a wee bit of celebrating and so I did not have the chance to post today’s post until, well, today. A company called Statlas charted each game of the World Series. One of my coworkers pointed me in the direction of these […]
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Fixing Fukushima
Read on…: Fixing FukushimaTwo and a half years ago an earthquake and then tsunami devastated Japan. But it was the tsunami that crippled the Fukushima nuclear power station and created the world’s worst nuclear disaster since Chernobyl. Unfortunately things are still not working properly and the plant is still leaking radioactive particles into the local environment. This interactive […]
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Mapping Public Health Data
Read on…: Mapping Public Health DataToday’s piece maps and charts comes from the Illinois Department of Public Health. The piece combines maps and charting components to detail preventable hospitalisations and emergency room use in the state of Illinois. Ordinarily I would prefer just one map, however, in this case the designers realised that a regional map—with its larger surface area—need […]
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Looking for my Lego Thomas Malthus Figure
Read on…: Looking for my Lego Thomas Malthus FigureBecause Friday. And because Lego. Here you have xkcd. Credit for the piece goes to Randall Munroe.
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Two-stroke Engines
Read on…: Two-stroke EnginesInfographics of the science-y, illustration-y kind have always been my favourite. They show you how the world works. Now, it has been a long time since I have used a leaf blower or lawn mower, but I always took for granted how they worked. But this fantastic graphic from the Washington Post makes sure that […]