Examining How We Measure Our Lives
Commentary, critiques, and observations on information design and data visualisation
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Read on…: Labour Marches On (into Tory Housing?)
We have a nice little piece from the Economist today, a look at the electoral majority for London-area constituencies and how their housing prices may begin to draw out priced-out Labour votes from London proper. What I really like from the design side is the flip of the traditional choropleth density. In other words, we normally […]
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A Throwback to Prior Kenyan Elections
Read on…: A Throwback to Prior Kenyan ElectionsKenya presently waits for the results of its presidential election, one that pitted incumbent Uhuru Kenyatta against Raila Odinga, a many ran but never won candidate. Now, if you will indulge me, the Kenyan elections have interested me since December 2007, which if you recall provoked sectarian violence to break out across the country. At […]
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Gowanus, Brooklyn
Read on…: Gowanus, BrooklynThis past weekend I was reading an article in the New York Times about how a diary from the 19th century may indicate a plot in Gowanus Brooklyn destined for development may contain an old slave burial ground. You may recall how this author’s hobbies include genealogy and family history—how I would love to find […]
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Man vs. Shark vs. Marlin vs. Every Other Animal
Read on…: Man vs. Shark vs. Marlin vs. Every Other AnimalAbout two weeks ago, Michael Phelps raced a shark. What will they not do for television ratings? The Economist took the basic premise and then had an insightful piece about the speed of animals compared to their size. The whole notion of animals get faster the larger they get. Well, to a point, the Economist […]
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Hot Summer Days
Read on…: Hot Summer DaysWe made it to Friday, folks. So here in Philly it is, of course, hot and disgusting. (Please refer to Tuesday’s post about the increasingly hot weather in summers.) Thankfully we have ThisIsIndexed to explain what happens in hot weather. Credit for the piece goes to Jessica Hagy.
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Immigrations Impact on Economic Growth
Read on…: Immigrations Impact on Economic GrowthInitially I was not going to post this work, if only because other things came up and I do have to prioritise what I post on my site. It had nothing to do with the work’s quality, which I think is actually quite good. What am I talking about? Well today’s piece is from a […]
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Home Vacancies in Kensington and Chelsea
Read on…: Home Vacancies in Kensington and ChelseaI added Chelsea to make doubly certain for my Philadelphia audience that you did not think I was referring to Philly’s Kensington. Why? Because today’s piece comes from the Guardian and refers to the neighbourhood where the Grenfell Tower caught fire and the inferno killed dozens of people. This is not the most complex piece, […]
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Shifting Temperatures
Read on…: Shifting TemperaturesThis past weekend, I came upon a neat little graphic in the New York Times supporting an article about the impact of climate change on temperatures. The article basically lays out the argument that summers are getting hotter. And as a cold-weather person, that is dreadful news. But the good news is the graphic was […]
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Blue Dog Democrats
Read on…: Blue Dog DemocratsLast week I mentioned that it appeared Politico was running with articles featuring data visualisation. Just this morning I stumbled upon another article, this one about the Blue Dog Democrats. For those that do not know, Blue Dogs are basically a more conservative Democrat and were the remnants of the Democratic south. But in 2010, […]
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Why the Internet Will Not Load on my Mobile
Read on…: Why the Internet Will Not Load on my MobileHappy Friday, all. We made it. Enjoy this oddly very true graphic from xkcd. Credit for the piece goes to Randall Munroe.