Tag: just for fun
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What to Worry About
I’m a worrier. Thankfully xkcd has me covered. Credit for the piece goes to Randall Munroe.
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Creating Geographies
When I was much younger I invented a game where you essentially managed the development of civilisations. xkcd pretty much explains why the idea appealed to me. Minus all the power, obviously. Because that house is by far the best place for a deep water port for the import/export of valuable commodities. This, however, is…
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Snow Accumulation in Boston
For those of you in the Northeast, you already know you are dealing with a little bit of snow. Thankfully the BBC put the amount received in Boston in context…of dogs. Credit for the piece goes to the BBC graphics department.
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Surviving Holiday Parties
The Christmas holidays are known for many things. One of them is the office holiday party. Today’s post looks at a flow chart put together by the company for which I work, Euromonitor International. As it was put together by the design team, you might very well think that I had something to do with…
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Why I Became an Information Designer or: Why People Hate Watching Movies with Me
I don’t always watch pop culture. But on those occasions when I do, xkcd basically sums up why I became an information designer. Credit for the piece goes to Randall Munroe.
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American College Football Part Deux
A couple of weeks ago I shared a map from the New York Times that looked at American college football programme loyalty. And I quipped that none of it made sense to me as someone born and raised in the Northeast. The New York Times followed that piece up with another that looks solely at…
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Thanksgiving Recipes by State
Today is an American holiday: Thanksgiving. We give thanks that European diseases and military technology allowed us to remove the native population for colonisation of the continent. We do that by watching American football and eating lots and lots of food. For dessert, well, we have dessert. But also gluttonous amounts of shopping. So in…
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Can You Land Philae
Today is Friday, so let’s take it a bit easy. You have heard of Philae and the comet landing. But we also know now that it bounced upon landing. But could you do any better? The BBC produced this game to let you try to do just that. Credit for the piece goes to the…
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Halloween in Numbers
Today is Halloween, so today’s graphic comes from the Guardian. I’ll set aside my criticism of radar/spider charts for today. Credit for the piece goes to Ami Sedghi, Katy Stoddard, and Guardian Graphics.