Examining How We Measure Our Lives
Commentary, critiques, and observations on information design and data visualisation
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Read on…: Rebuilding Chicago’s Red Line
For those of you who read this blog in Chicago know very well that the Red Line, Chicago’s busiest subway line, is undergoing major construction as the transit authority rebuilds much of the line. But what exactly does that entail? Earlier this year the Chicago Tribune looked at that and with a series of illustrations, explained the different steps of…
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It’s a Zepplin! It’s a Plane! It’s a Chopper! Nope…
Read on…: It’s a Zepplin! It’s a Plane! It’s a Chopper! Nope……it’s an Aeroscraft! This interactive, diagrammatic infographic from the Los Angeles Times explains just how the aeroscraft is part zeppelin, part plane, and part chopper. Credit for the piece goes to Raoul Ranoa and Anthony Pesce.
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Mapping the Stars
Read on…: Mapping the StarsOf the acting and directing world over time. This interactive piece from the New York Times charts the networks between actors and directors. The networks on the right while examples and stories are located to the left. When you scroll to an example, the network to the right is highlighted in yellow. If you click a link, you are taken…
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New Layout
Read on…: New LayoutA ways back I decided that when the mobile viewership of Coffee Spoons reached a certain threshold I would implement a new, more mobile-friendly theme—something simpler and faster. Well last week you all crossed that threshold and so today we have a new and responsive theme. I am sure that there will be kinks, but I will deal with them…
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But Can You Do the Gerrymander?
Read on…: But Can You Do the Gerrymander?It’s Friday. And that means you will likely be contorting on the dance floor this weekend. But if you tried to bend to conform to any of these congressional districts, you would likely break your back. Gerrymandering is an old practice that basically allows state governments to decide what area (and therefore populations) belong to which congressional district. If you…
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Riding the Rails
Read on…: Riding the RailsA little while ago the Washington Post published this graphic on Metro ridership. But not just anybody’s ridership, that of the individuals who sit on the DC transit agency’s board. After all, should not those overseeing Washington’s transit agency be intimately familiar with the conditions faced by DC commuters? The graphic is a really nice use of small multiples and…