Examining How We Measure Our Lives
Commentary, critiques, and observations on information design and data visualisation
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Read on…: The BRICs a Decade Later
The BRICs are ten years old. Well, not really. But the concept of Brazil, Russia, India, and China becoming some of the world’s largest economies is. Well, not even that necessarily. But the coining of the term BRIC is a decade old. So the BBC has a small interactive piece showing why the BRICs matter. […]
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The New York City Marathon
Read on…: The New York City MarathonSomething I’ve been meaning to put up for a little while, the New York Times’ coverage of that city’s marathon and changes in the socioeconomic composition of the neighbourhoods through which the course winds. The piece includes a narrated motion graphic explaining the changes along a map of the course, while a series of charts […]
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Curiosity
Read on…: CuriosityIn just a few days, NASA’s next Martian rover, Curiosity, will lift off for a 2012 date with the Martian surface. The Washington Post has a two-part motion graphic piece to look at the rover’s landing and scientific components. Credit for the piece goes to Alberto Cuadra, Sohail Al-Jamea, and Andrew Pergram.
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What’s a Dollar Worth These Days?
Read on…: What’s a Dollar Worth These Days?from XKCD, in 2011 dollars (adjusted for inflation using Consumer Price Index):
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Maps of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Read on…: Maps of the Democratic Republic of the CongoThe Democratic Republic of the Congo is preparing for elections at the end of the month. For decades since independence from Belgium, the country has been beset by insurrection and civil war. Eastern portions of the country are all lawless and beyond the control of the government in the capital Kinshasa. Yet, DR Congo, which […]
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The European Debt Crisis. Again.
Read on…: The European Debt Crisis. Again.Nearly a month ago, the New York Times released an interactive piece along with a printed infographic about the European debt crisis in an attempt to explain just what is going on; I wrote about it here. Now, the BBC has an interactive graphic showing how different countries relate to each other. The width of […]
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Income Segregation in the Philadelphia Metro Area
Read on…: Income Segregation in the Philadelphia Metro AreaIn an area very close to me…quite literally…the New York Times published an article about increasing segregation between the rich and the poor via the areas where they live. The study by Stanford University found that the Philadelphia metropolitan area saw the “sharpest rise” in segregation since the 1970s—the study used census data available through […]
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The Case Against Jerry Sandusky
Read on…: The Case Against Jerry SanduskyPenn State is going through some rough times. The charges against Jerry Sandusky are most serious and the failure to do more than the legal requirement in reporting him has cost the university president his job and head coach Joe Paterno his job. Anyone familiar with the school or Paterno’s prior standing in the state—as […]
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What Your Favourite Map Says About You…
Read on…: What Your Favourite Map Says About You…Do you have a favourite map? Because just like how we can determine your true character from your beards, attire, drink preferences, &c. we now can see who you are based on your map preference, courtesy XKCD: