Examining How We Measure Our Lives
Commentary, critiques, and observations on information design and data visualisation
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Read on…: Radiation…Tastes Like Metallic Tang
It is a mad, mad world out there these days and I suppose this is the point at which we all begin to run around shouting that the sky is falling. Despite all the madness in Libya, the constitutional referendum in Egypt, the protests in Syria, the election in Haiti, and the president’s overseas trip […]
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…to the Shores of Tripoli…
Read on…: …to the Shores of Tripoli…Two hundred years later, and the US Navy is again in action off the shore of Tripoli. Except instead of calling it the Barbary Coast, we now typically see the name the Maghreb. Things will surely be fluid and changing far faster than I can hope to detail in graphics, let alone follow casually. However, […]
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A (Multiethnic) Apple Falls Not Far From The Tree
Read on…: A (Multiethnic) Apple Falls Not Far From The TreeOne of my interests is genealogy/family history. While everyone is certainly more than the sum of their parts, that sum of parts is the history that led to your existence. And I find that notion fascinating. When looking around the New York Times, I came across this interactive piece about complicated family histories. I am […]
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You Say You Want a Revolution…
Read on…: You Say You Want a Revolution…If you have been living under a rock—or perhaps I should say isolated at an oasis deep in the Sahara—you may not have heard that these are some interesting times in northern Africa and the Middle East. Popular protests begat revolutions that have now toppled two governments, Tunisia and Egypt, and quite possibly a third […]
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Having Your (Presidential Birthday) Cake and Eating It Too
Read on…: Having Your (Presidential Birthday) Cake and Eating It TooPresidents’ Day originally celebrated the birthday of George Washington, the first president of the United States. (Though, one could get crazy and say it was actually Samuel Huntington, but I fear I would digress.) Now technically the holiday still does celebrate Washington as the official name of the federal holiday is Washington’s Birthday, but by […]
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If Money Grew on Trees…
Read on…: If Money Grew on Trees…I would have become an arborist…alas, I am a mere designer in a world where trees shed leaves, not cash. The government, on the other hand, now that sheds a lot of cash. President Obama released his budget proposal for 2012, proposal because the responsibility actually falls to the House of Representatives to pass spending […]
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All You Need Is a Box of Chocolates, a Dozen Roses, a Pricey Dinner Reservation, a Fancy Bottle of Wine, Tickets to the Show…
Read on…: All You Need Is a Box of Chocolates, a Dozen Roses, a Pricey Dinner Reservation, a Fancy Bottle of Wine, Tickets to the Show…Valentine’s Day is a day both loved and loathed; I need not detail which groups feel which way. However, despite the dark history—think less hearts and love and more martyrdom and death—we have seen the lighter elements promoted by various causes from genuine love to commercial profits. But all things must have their symbols, especially […]
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Charging the Flux Capacitor: No Lightning Required.
Read on…: Charging the Flux Capacitor: No Lightning Required.My co-worker, Ben, who is far more knowledgable about cars than myself, brought the following to my attention. At the Consumer Electronics Show we always get to see the latest in cool, new, must-have toys. This year, however, a company called Fulton Innovations displayed a proof-of-concept, wireless charging-station for electric vehicles. And while one must […]
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South Sudan
Read on…: South SudanFor those who may not be aware, part of Africa’s largest country is holding a referendum on whether it should remain a part of Sudan or secede and become an independent state, Southern Sudan—though one wonders if they would not come up with a different name. About 2005 a peace agreement all-but-ended a decades-long civil […]
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May I Have Pepperoni on That Pie (Chart)?
Read on…: May I Have Pepperoni on That Pie (Chart)?I love pizza. I think most people do too, though, we can all disagree on whether thin crust or thick crust is better. Yet as someone who has now eaten both…well…I shall not wade into the matter. But, I will toss up this piece from the New York Times. The paper has an article about […]