Tag: illustration

  • Tommy John Surgery

    Time for some sports. Okay, I’m admittedly thinking of it because company softball started up again. And for some reason, the teams have a horrible habit of horrendous injuries. So what better way to commemorate (a week late, whatever) the start of the season than a nice illustration of Tommy John surgery. For those of…

  • Is Florida the South?

    One of the most pressing questions of the times was answered last week. Is Florida the South? Cue the Tampa Bay Times. Credit for the piece goes to Ben Montgomery.

  • Syrian Anti-tank Missiles

    Rebels in Syria have recently acquired American-made anti-tank missiles. But for those who don’t know how exactly the TOW missile system works, the Washington Post illustrated it. In theory, these weapons will give the rebels an advantage over Syrian armour. Credit for the piece goes to Richard Johnson.

  • Diving an Upside Down Ferry Wreck

    To get a better understanding of the difficulties facing the divers working on the wreck of the Sewol, the Wall Street Journal published this illustration. Credit for the piece goes to the Wall Street Journal’s graphics department.

  • Building to View London

    A little while back, the Economist posted an interesting slideshow piece that showcased the intricacies of London’s skyscraper problem and how many areas are restricted to preserve lines of sight. The user can click through each view and see just where on the map the view falls. Credit for the piece goes to D.K., L.P., G.D.,…

  • Spilling the Oil

    A few weeks ago, Bloomberg Businessweek published a nice graphic that summarised the last 25 years of oil spills. I’m finally getting around to posting it. But what it does really well is show just how bad the Deepwater Horizon spill was compared to the other big name disaster: Exxon Valdez. Of particular note is…

  • New Transit Map for Springfield

    Springfield from the Simpsons, of course. Happy Friday, and have fun visiting the Ethnictown station. The article comes from Atlantic Cities. Credit for the piece goes to the designers of the Simpsons.

  • Maps for the Search of MH 370

    Yesterday we looked at the USA Today’s piece on the search for MH 370. Today we look at the New York Times, which has been running a series of maps that offer increasing amounts of detail on the context for the search. Credit for the piece goes to Josh Keller, Sergio PeÇanha, Shreeya Sinha, Archie Tse,…

  • Finding MH370

    Today’s piece comes from USA Today via a colleague. The piece is part of a larger article about the increasingly all-but-certain crash of MH 370. In step-by-step fashion, it guides the user through several facets of the flight and the investigation as well as the human impact. Credit for the piece goes to Frank Pompa, Janet…

  • The Scale of Searching for MH370

    Search authorities may have finally found the missing Malaysian Airlines flight in the southern Indian Ocean. The Washington Post created this great interactive piece to give you a sense of scale of just how difficult it has been to find the aircraft. Credit for the piece goes to Richard Johnson and Denise Lu.