Examining How We Measure Our Lives
Commentary, critiques, and observations on information design and data visualisation
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Read on…: How About Those [Insert Team Here]?
It’s Friday. And it might almost be time for sports conversations. Thanks to xkcd I know that as an American, in the month of September, I should be discussing football (with the pointy-ended ball). But don’t worry, I’ll leave my support for the Red Sox at the front door.
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Ivory Trade
Read on…: Ivory TradeThis graphic from the New York Times looks at the illegal ivory trade out of Africa and into, primarily, the markets of Asia. I think the map works fairly well in showing why certain countries are centres for the illicit industry. But the two donut charts integrated into the graphic as part of the Indian […]
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Climate Change
Read on…: Climate ChangeWhen I was younger—albeit not by much—I applied my interests in geography, history, and politics to create maps of fictional places. I used knowledge of things like the Hadley cell and the Koppen climate classification system to figure where on the maps I drew people would be able to live in temperate climates and where […]
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How Has the Republican Party Changed
Read on…: How Has the Republican Party ChangedYesterday I shared an infographic looking at the demograhics behind the evolution of the Democratic Party—and by comparison the Republican Party. Today is the Washington Post’s infographic on the evolution of the Republican Party’s policy platform. Since the 1960s the party has shifted from a socially liberal agenda coupled with fiscal conservatism to an extremely […]
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The Second Battle of Bull Run or The Second Battle of Manassas. Take Your Pick.
Read on…: The Second Battle of Bull Run or The Second Battle of Manassas. Take Your Pick.So the battle has two different names, but it was undoubtedly bloody. The Washington Post created an infographic exploring this important battle of the Civil War that led to a bloody Union defeat. Credit for the piece goes to Gene Thorp, Brenna Maloney, Laura Stanton, and Don Troiani.