Tag: information design

  • How Moderate is John Kasich

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    Brendan Barry
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    Last night contained one victory for John Kasich. The Ohio governor outlasted all but Trump and Cruz and therefore represents the only establishment candidate. He also supposedly represents the moderate wing of the Republican Party. But within an article on FiveThirtyEight is a map showing how he may not be as moderate as he claims. Kasich has…

  • The United States of America

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    Brendan Barry
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    Well today is Friday, so let’s leave the politics of this week behind and just enjoy the great United States of America. Wait a minute… Credit for the piece goes to Randall Munroe.

  • A Timeline of Supreme Court Nominations

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    Brendan Barry
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    Beyond Donald Trump, Capitol Hill finds itself consumed by the vacancy left by Antonin Scalia. Democrats insist President Obama’s eventual nomination should be considered by the Senate. Senate Republicans rebut saying that a vote should not happen until the next presidential term. That would be the longest, by nearly a factor of three, the Supreme…

  • Trump Conservatism

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    Brendan Barry
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    Another Tuesday, more primary and caucus victories for Donald Trump in his quest to become the Republican nominee. However one of the refrains you hear from the right is that he is not a true conservative. How true is that? Well the BBC put together an article comparing Trump to the other candidates and some…

  • Irish Coalition Government

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    Brendan Barry
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    As I alluded to yesterday, in addition to visualising Irish election results the Irish Times built a coalition builder. The principle behind the visualisation is sound: how could a government be created? And so the user goes away and creates his or her fantasy government. From a design perspective, the piece is nice with bold, party-related…

  • The Shape of the 32nd Dáil

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    Brendan Barry
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    Ireland calls its lower-house of parliament the Dáil and its prime minister taoiseach. When I visited Dublin, election season was in full swing and upon the first Friday of my return to Chicago, Ireland went to the polls to elect the 32nd Dáil. The vote resulted in a hung parliament, i.e. with no single party in control—there…

  • Pipelines of Consumption

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    Brendan Barry
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    It’s Friday, everybody. Let’s take a bit of a break from the election stuff of this past week and look at the pipelines of your liquid consumption. Credit for the piece goes to Randall Munroe.

  • Tracking Super Tuesday

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    Brendan Barry
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    On Tuesday I tracked the results primarily with the New York Times and the Washington Post. I really enjoyed the Post’s coverage as they designed a homepage for the night’s results. The results were placed at the centre of the content, as you can see in the screenshot below. Below the map and table, content…

  • GOP Media Time

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    Brendan Barry
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    Well, Super Tuesday is over. And if you spent last night under a rock, Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton cleaned almost enough house to brush away their competition. Almost. The political analysis begins…now. But we will leave that for another day. I liked this one particular chart from FiveThirtyEight’s coverage. We have a nice set…

  • Super Tuesday Time

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    Brendan Barry
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    Super Tuesday is the first test of an American presidential candidate’s ability to run—and win—a semi-national campaign. Unlike the one-off primaries or caucuses in places like Iowa or New Hampshire, for today, each candidate has had to prepare for votes in 11 states. And these states are as varied as Alabama to Texas to Massachusetts…