Examining How We Measure Our Lives
Commentary, critiques, and observations on information design and data visualisation
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Read on…: US Healthcare State Exchanges
Later this month the Affordable Care Act mandates states decide on how they wish to implement the state healthcare exchanges. The Guardian’s US interactive team has created this interactive application to track the state decisions. Each state is clickable to provide further details on what has been decided. Credit for the piece goes to the […]
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The Realms of GAFA
Read on…: The Realms of GAFAThe Economist often does clear, concise graphics to accompany their articles. And from to time they also do more interactive works that allow a more in-depth exploration of data. And then sometimes they do awesome maps like this. The realms of GAFA. Credit for the piece goes to David Parkins
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A Californian Recovery
Read on…: A Californian RecoveryCalifornia is a big state. That means that any recovery from the recession will be uneven. But as the New York Times showed Wednesday, that unevenness falls upon the divide between coastal and inland areas. Credit for the piece goes to Kevin Quealy.
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Mexico: the Land of Many Countries (or Comparisons Thereto)
Read on…: Mexico: the Land of Many Countries (or Comparisons Thereto)On Thanksgiving, the Economist published an interactive map that looked at Mexico across three metrics: murders, murder rates, and population. Mexico is one of the more populated countries in the world, but it is also one of the most dangerous. In the middle of the previous decade, the Mexican government began to crack down on […]
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Flickers of Red in a Deep New York Blue
Read on…: Flickers of Red in a Deep New York BlueThe New York Times breaks down the 2012 presidential election results at the precinct level. It shows that despite the city being a bulwark of Democratic support, areas of deep Republican support still exist.
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Maps Are Not Silver Bullets
Read on…: Maps Are Not Silver BulletsI make a lot of maps in my line of work. Often times, they are not particularly interesting. Mostly because they follow similar patterns to this. More stuff is bought and sold where there are more people. More stuff is bought and sold where more people have more money. Et cetera, et cetera. Maps are […]
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The History of Viper’s Dream
Read on…: The History of Viper’s DreamMy colleague Benjamin Byron plays the upright bass in a few bands, one of which is named Viper’s Dream. We were discussing the flexibility of jazz band rosters and I decided to make an infographic about the membership history of Viper’s Dream. Unfortunately, I know of nobody’s name but Benjamin’s, so they are all listed […]
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Orange is the New Pink
Read on…: Orange is the New PinkOrange County California was the bastion of California Republicans. I remember even hearing about it as such all the way out on the East Coast. But, the times are changing in Orange County. And so are the demographics. The Los Angeles Times released this interactive slider map showing the changes to the Republican landscape from […]
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Twinkle, Twinkle, Little—Damn That’s Bright.
Read on…: Twinkle, Twinkle, Little—Damn That’s Bright.We’ve had a lot of the rough and gritty politics of late. So now for some bright and starry-eyed idealism. Well, maybe less idealism and more stars. Lots of them. Courtesy a Google Chrome experiment.