Examining How We Measure Our Lives
Commentary, critiques, and observations on information design and data visualisation
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Changes in Global Life Expectancy
Read on…: Changes in Global Life ExpectancyToday’s post is a scatter plot from Thomson Reuters looking at changes in global life expectancy since 1990. What is really nice about this piece is the main space for the data visualisation presents all of the data for all of the available countries. Beneath the main visualisation, the designer chose to use small multiples […]
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Scatter Plots in Time (and Space?)
Read on…: Scatter Plots in Time (and Space?)Well maybe not so much the space. Anyway, Nicolas Rapp, who does a lot of work for Fortune Magazine and previously the AP, created his first connected scatter plot. I have been a fan of them for quite some time and have been able to use them from time to time. Rapp’s scatter plot looks at […]
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Student Debt Levels are Soaring
Read on…: Student Debt Levels are SoaringEarlier this month the Federal Reserve Bank of New York published a report on household debt. Among the findings was the story that student debt is rising to problematic levels as it may act as a brake on economic recovery. In short, without an economy creating jobs for the young (recent university graduates) it becomes […]
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Alaska Airlines
Read on…: Alaska AirlinesHere’s an older, March graphic from the New York Times that looks at Alaska Airlines. This exemplifies what maps do well; it maps relevant data onto a map. Perhaps that reads silly, but too often people map data just because most things are tied to a geography; things that happen in the world happen somewhere, […]
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Which Beaches Are Open for the Start of Summer?
Read on…: Which Beaches Are Open for the Start of Summer?Last year Hurricane Sandy wrecked swathes of the Jersey Shore and Long Island. Since then, authorities and officials have been busy preparing and rebuilding the shore for the unofficial start of summer: Memorial Day Weekend. This interactive map from the New York Times looks at what will be open for Memorial Day from Connecticut through […]
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What to Eat at a Ball Game
Read on…: What to Eat at a Ball GameToday’s Friday. So maybe at this point, after a week of baseball-related posts, you are ready to go see a game yourself. If you go, here is a flow chart from SB Nation to help you choose your foods and drinks for the game. Credit for the piece goes to Eric Wayne.
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Strikeouts on the Upswing
Read on…: Strikeouts on the UpswingStrikeouts are an important part of baseball. They are the moments where the pitcher wins the duel between pitcher and batter that is the essential element of baseball. But over the years the game has seen more and more batters striking out more often. Earlier this year the New York Times looked at the rising […]
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Renovating Wrigley Field
Read on…: Renovating Wrigley FieldIn Chicago there is much ado about renovating Wrigley Field. As a Red Sox fan, I can only say that the Fenway renovations are being well-received. A little while back, the Chicago Tribune illustrated just what these proposed changes will be. The first image was from the above the fold section, and the second was […]