Examining How We Measure Our Lives
Commentary, critiques, and observations on information design and data visualisation
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Read on…: How to Choose the Match to Broadcast
I was reading the Sunday paper yesterday and whilst I normally skip the sports section, especially during baseball’s offseason, this time a brightly coloured map caught my attention. Of course then I had to read the article, but I am glad that I did. On Sunday the New York Times ran a print piece—I mean […]
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Where to Live Next
Read on…: Where to Live NextLong week? Tired of the status quo? Well this week xkcd helps you figure out where to move next. Personally, no real surprises here as some of my favourite cities remain ideal places to live. Here’s looking at you London, Dublin, &c. Credit for the piece goes to Randall Munroe.
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Repealing the Individual Mandate
Read on…: Repealing the Individual MandateWhile I am still looking for a graphic about Zimbabwe, I also want to cover the tax reform plans as they are being discussed visually. But then the Senate went and threw a spanner into the works by incorporating a repeal of Obamacare’s individual mandate. “What is that?”, some of you may ask, especially those […]
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The Demilitarised Zone
Read on…: The Demilitarised ZoneOver the weekend, the American and North Korean leaders got into an argument with the North Korean leader calling President Trump old and the American leader calling Kim Jong Un short and fat. High class diplomacy. So what holds the North Korean army, by numbers likely not quality one of the largest armed forces in the […]
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Rotten Week? At Least Today’s Friday
Read on…: Rotten Week? At Least Today’s FridayHmm, interesting week I suppose. But at least it’s Friday. So enjoy this line chart from Indexed that I thought was appropriate given some of this week’s news. Credit for the piece goes to Jessica Hagy.
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The Importance of Cartography
Read on…: The Importance of CartographyToday I wanted to share with you a piece from the BBC that explores the importance of cartography, or mapmaking, in relief efforts particularly in Malawi, a country located in southeastern Africa. This is a still from a short video—it clocks in at just a tad under three minutes—that you can watch to see how […]
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Why So Many Mass Shootings?
Read on…: Why So Many Mass Shootings?Well, the data speaks for itself. I wanted to use this screenshot, however, to show you the story because I think it does a fantastic job. Without having to read the article, the image encapsulates what is to come in the article. That said, there are a few other scatter plots worth checking out if […]
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Phillip’s Curves are Flatlining
Read on…: Phillip’s Curves are FlatliningI’ve worked on a few scatter plots of late and so this piece from the Economist grabbed my attention. It examines the correlation between unemployment rates and inflation rates. Broadly speaking, the theory has been that low unemployment rates lead to high inflation rates. But the United States has had low unemployment rates now for […]