Examining How We Measure Our Lives
Commentary, critiques, and observations on information design and data visualisation
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Read on…: Looking at the Haitian Earthquake
The BBC has posted an article addressing the causes for the horrible death toll in the Haitian earthquake last month. Charts and data-driven graphics supplement the text and provide a parallel, though not synchronous, visual story. I applaud an intensive use of graphics, especially data-driven graphics, to better relate a story. Perhaps especially because not […]
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And How Should I Begin?
Read on…: And How Should I Begin?I have measured out my life with coffee spoons… —T.S. Eliot, The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock Modern life in the Western world revolves around data that then becomes misinformation, disinformation, or, more rarely, information. In theory, we use this information to inform our decision-making process and then live fitter, happier lives. (Please hold […]