Examining How We Measure Our Lives
Commentary, critiques, and observations on information design and data visualisation
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Roundabouts in Philadelphia
Read on…: Roundabouts in PhiladelphiaThis is a piece I’ve been sitting on for a little while now, okay half a year now. There isn’t too much to it as it’s an illustration overlay on a satellite photo. But the graphic supports an article about the construction of a new roundabout in Philadelphia, coincidentally where I used to live. That […]
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A Day in the Life of Benjamin Franklin
Read on…: A Day in the Life of Benjamin FranklinEarlier this week I was researching something for my day job that prompted me to look through an 1820 city directory for Philadelphia. Whilst looking for my information I came upon this graphic depicting how Ben Franklin advised people divide their time during the day. Notably, this is all done in 1820, and so the […]
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Some People Never Had Experience with…
Read on…: Some People Never Had Experience with…Air is an art project by Marina Vitaglione and written about by the BBC. The project seeks to raise awareness of the air pollution in and around London. She used cyanotypes to capture the pollution in the area. She collected evidence of the pollution in circular areas on paper and then exposed them as cyanotypes. […]
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We’re Gonna Need a Bigger Boat
Read on…: We’re Gonna Need a Bigger BoatA little over a week ago the Philadelphia Inquirer posted an article about sharks. It wouldn’t be the American holiday of 4th of July without mentioning Jaws. Think of it, there really are no good Hollywood films about the Constitutional Convention or Declaration of Independence. I mean we have Mel Gibson’s The Patriot. But, that’s […]
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Yep, Still Hotter
Read on…: Yep, Still HotterLike I said yesterday, I wanted to compare cities, surprise, Philadelphia vs. Chicago. And so with some extra time I was able to finish this graphic that took the data from Climate Central to compare the two cities. What you can see below is that Philadelphia has seen more significant temperature growth in both summer […]
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You’re Not Crazy, It Is Getting Hotter
Read on…: You’re Not Crazy, It Is Getting HotterFirst, I should say that I don’t have a lot to say about this graphic because I went back to the source because I was interested in another city and I wanted to compare the two. In other words, expect a small graphic follow up to this maybe tomorrow. Anyways, over the last few years […]