Examining How We Measure Our Lives
Commentary, critiques, and observations on information design and data visualisation
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Read on…: Operation Serval Continues
Tuesday saw no particularly startling developments in the conflict in northern Mali. The French continued to reinforce their quick reaction forces and sent their troops north to Mopti and Niono. By Tuesday night, press reports indicated that the first joint Malian–French force had left Niono to attempt to retake the town of Diabaly. My infographic […]
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Operation Serval
Read on…: Operation ServalThe tricky part about doing an infographic on a current event, like the conflict/war in northern Mali, is to keep the graphics updated and timely. Alas, I don’t have the necessary amount of time to do that. But, I still do want decent graphics explaining just what is happening. With Mali, the hard part is […]
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Sick Day
Read on…: Sick DayApparently the flu is going around. Boston has a city wide health emergency on its account. So if you’re wondering what to do on a sick day, well I shall allow you in all my magnanimity to use a pie chart. As Randall Munroe did.
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The London Underground Map Turns 150
Read on…: The London Underground Map Turns 150Today the London Underground turns 150. The Tube opened on 9 January 1863. Yes, the whole endeavour is a marvel of engineering, but from a design perspective think of the map, man. Think of the map. The Underground map is now 150 years old. And we all know transit maps are cool. Of course the […]
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What To Do If You Capture a Terrorist
Read on…: What To Do If You Capture a TerroristHave you ever wondered what you would do if you caught a US citizen who was a terrorist? No? Well, the folks at the Brookings Institution did and using what is publicly known and inferring from events that have happened they have created a disposition matrix about the decisions made in such scenarios. In short, […]
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Hunting for Elephants
Read on…: Hunting for ElephantsI’m back after two weeks holiday. See, I didn’t forget you. I even brought you presents. Of a sort. From National Geographic come two maps from an article about the poaching of elephants—if I recall correctly. The first map is the better of the two. It shows the impact of poaching by overlaying the ranges […]
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Season’s Greetings Infographic
Read on…: Season’s Greetings InfographicThe holiday card I designed for my employer Euromonitor International wishing you happy holidays.
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Mass Shootings in the US
Read on…: Mass Shootings in the USIn the aftermath of last Friday, the Washington Post has an informative guide to mass shootings in the United States in 2012. Credit for the piece goes to Wilson Andrews, Bonnie Berkowitz, Alberto Cuadra, Emily Chow, Laris Karklis, Dan Keating and Katie Park.