Examining How We Measure Our Lives
Commentary, critiques, and observations on information design and data visualisation
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Corona’s Moment in Your Life
Read on…: Corona’s Moment in Your LifeEarlier this week I was on the social medias when I came across a graphic some people were sharing that was meant to be inspirational. It had a giant circle and then a small black pixel that represented “this moment”. Of course, how you define the moment is entirely subjective. But it made me wonder, if we looked at the…
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The Vaxx Path
Read on…: The Vaxx PathToday we look at a wee graphic from the BBC examining the current state of Covid-19 vaccines. None have been approved, but 163 are on the path to approval. This falls into the category of not everything has to be super complex. Each vaccine is shown as a discrete unit, a small square. For me in this instance this works…
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Red Sox Starting Rotation: A Dumpster Fire in a Dumpster Fire Year
Read on…: Red Sox Starting Rotation: A Dumpster Fire in a Dumpster Fire YearBaseball for the Red Sox starts on Friday. Am I glad baseball is back? Yes? I love the sport and will be glad that it’s back on the air to give me something to watch. But the But the way it’s being done boggles the mind. Here today I don’t want to get into the Covid, health, and labour relations…
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A Map of Unequal Comparisons
Read on…: A Map of Unequal ComparisonsI’ve largely been busy creating and posting content on the Covid pandemic and its impact on the Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware tristate area along with, by request, both Virginia, and Illinois, my former home. It leaves me very little time for blogging, and I really do not want this site to become a blog of my personal work. That’s…
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The Golden Ratio
Read on…: The Golden RatioToday is a Friday, an important point for those of us still in or largely in quarantine. So let’s try to ease into a more frequent posting with some humourous content from xkcd. It looks at everyone’s favourite golden ratio spiral and designers’ preferred ISO 216 for paper sizes. I mean I would love if I could consistently get my…
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Corona Curves
Read on…: Corona CurvesIt’s Friday. I’d normally say something like we’ve survived this far, but the fact of the matter is that thousands have not. But, still, let’s try to keep it a little light. So here’s something from xkcd about the shape of the various curve potentials for Covid-19. Credit for the piece goes to Randall Munroe.
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Comparing Covid-19 to Influenza
Read on…: Comparing Covid-19 to InfluenzaI want to share a small graphic I made yesterday evening. And I am being charitable with the term graphic. Really it is nothing more than a collection of organised factettes. But I have seen the footage of those protesting the lockdowns in various states, including Pennsylvania. To be clear, people can have different policy prescriptions to solve the pandemic.…