Examining How We Measure Our Lives
Commentary, critiques, and observations on information design and data visualisation
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Read on…: How High-fashion Is Sourced
From DHL and fashion designer Fyodor Golan comes an infographic-y video explaining how a high-fashion dress is sourced. via the Guardian
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Corporate Tax Rates
Read on…: Corporate Tax RatesPart of the State of the Union was about the administration’s plan to lower the corporate tax rate while closing loopholes and ending subsidies. The goal is to lower the corporate tax rate from 35% to 28% without losing revenue. Along with the New York Times article about the proposal the Times offers a graphic showing the amount of taxes…
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Tsunami Debris
Read on…: Tsunami DebrisWe are coming upon the date when a year ago an earthquake and its subsequent tsunami devastated Japan. As the wave rushed over land it ripped up and destroyed whole villages. Most of the debris remained scattered across the Japanese landscape, but as the water receded some was inevitably swept back out to sea. The International Pacific Research Center has…
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The Crisis in Syria
Read on…: The Crisis in SyriaThe crisis in Syria now resembles more of a civil war. The UN General Assembly has condemned the conflict and passed a resolution calling for Bashar al-Assad to step aside along with a host of other steps to resolve the conflict. However, nothing can happen until the Security Council agrees on a measure, which is still unlikely given the previous…
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2013 Budget Proposal
Read on…: 2013 Budget ProposalNormally, I look forward to the release of the president’s budget proposed budget—fully understanding that it will never pass as proposed. We get to see lots of visualisations trying to show that we really do spend quite a lot on defence. And an awful lot on Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid. And a little bit on a lot of other…
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Adding Guided Context to Maps
Read on…: Adding Guided Context to MapsMaps are cool. They show the geographic distribution of data. And that is fantastic if there is a story in said distribution. But even if there is a story, sometimes given both the scale of the map and the amount of data encoded in the map, how could you possibly expect to find the story? Which little region of the…