Tag: information design

  • T-shirt Sizes

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    It’s Monday, folks. And for most of us that means going back to work. Which means dressing appropriately. And that’s about as far as I’ve got introducing this subject matter, because I wear a dress shirt and tie everyday. Not a t-shirt. But we’re talking t-shirts. Specifically their sizing. Threadbase is a New York startup…

  • The Iowa Caucuses

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    If you did not realise it, today is the first day of the second phase of the American presidential election process. Phase 1 was all the posturing and getting-to-know-me stuff from every candidate. A few dropped out, but now the first votes will be placed in the cold and later tonight snowy town centres of…

  • Urban Homicide

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    Today we look at a really nice piece from the Washington Post on urban homicide. It combines big, full-width images that use interactivity to promote exploration of data. But as you can see in the screenshot below, the designers took care to highlight a few key stories. Just in case the reader does not want…

  • The Zika Virus

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    The Zika virus is the new health scare. But beyond that, what is it? Well the AFP put together this explainer graphic. Credit for the piece goes to John Saeki.

  • Dude Where Did I Park My Car?

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    Mother Jones had a lengthy but fascinating piece on urban parking. (I mention the lengthy bit only lest you think it a quick lunch read.) While the design uses a few factettes as sidebars to the main body copy: The more interesting piece is the illustrative comparison of a 1.5 vehicle parking space to the…

  • Blizzard of 2016 Snowfall Totals

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    Brendan Barry
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    You may have heard that the East Coast received a wee bit of snow. Here is the snowfall map from the Wall Street Journal. I can report that my family received 30 inches. Which makes sense, because they live somewhere near here. That’s a lot of snow. Credit for the piece goes to the Wall…

  • US Fed Forecasts

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    Brendan Barry
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    Organisations that forecast things are not often inclined to go back and review their forecasts against the actual results. So that makes today’s post from the Wall Street Journal fascinating. They reviewed the Federal Reserve’s forecasts for US GDP growth against the actual growth. And it turns out the Fed consistently overestimated US growth. From…

  • Symbology for Maps

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    Brendan Barry
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    I’m sure the word you were looking for was symbolism. (Points if you get the reference.) Apologies for yesterday, I was a bit under the weather. Today we deviate from graphs and things and go to another area of conveying information: symbology. I mean iconography. The BBC featured an article about possible new symbols for maps…

  • If the Government Were a Household

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    Brendan Barry
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    One of the things that irritates me about when people complain about government spending is the comparison against household budgeting. The two are very different. I mean on the surface, I suppose yes, both have income and both spend on stuff and services. But, to put it all in context there is this nice piece…

  • Shoes That Weren’t Made for Walking

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    Brendan Barry
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    Happy Friday, everybody. Today’s piece comes from Indexed. And yep, I have never walked in those shoes. Credit for the piece goes to Jessica Hagy.