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The Second Battle of Bull Run or The Second Battle of Manassas. Take Your Pick.

Sep 4, 2012

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So the battle has two different names, but it was undoubtedly bloody. The Washington Post created an infographic exploring this important battle of the Civil War that led to a bloody Union defeat. Credit for the piece goes to Gene Thorp, Brenna Maloney, Laura Stanton, and Don Troiani.

Ethnic Comparison of Romney and Obama Voters

Aug 30, 2012

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Brendan Barry

in My Work

A rare mid-day posting. Some interesting figures published on Twitter by Public Policy Polling look at the ethnic breakdown of the—I presume self-identified—voters for both Governor Romney and President Obama. Perhaps we all already knew this, but one voter group is more diverse than the other. To see whether these align with the national population,…

Obama Administration Failing on Mortgage Modifications

Aug 22, 2012

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Brendan Barry

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Today’s post features a Sankey diagram from the New York Times that looks at how the Obama administration has been failing to help homeowners with mortgage problems. Less than 25% of applicants have seen successful modifications of their home loans. The diagram here clearly shows the process and the failures that have led to so…

World Bank—Mobile Phones

Aug 21, 2012

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Brendan Barry

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A little while ago the World Bank, generally a rich-country club that doles out loans to the developing world, published an infographic looking at mobile phones and their presence in the developing world. The piece supplemented a report and is rather large. It actually exists as two separate images. The cropping below focuses just on…

Surveys of Swing States for the 2012 Presidential Election

Aug 8, 2012

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Brendan Barry

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The New York Times has been conducting surveys or polls of voters and likely voters in swing states, i.e. the states where the 2012 election will be decided. The nice thing about the piece is that it allows the user to select different sets of demographics through which one can view the questions asked. Furthermore,…

Obama Campaign Spending Breakdown

Aug 6, 2012

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Brendan Barry

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Over the weekend, the New York Times looked at how the Obama campaign has been spending its cash. I appreciate the value in these sort of block charts, but, I wonder if a bar chart would not have been more clear for the comparison. I like the block charts when the designer is rearranging the…

Comparing Ad Spending in Three Key Election States

Aug 1, 2012

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Brendan Barry

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In this infographic about campaign ad spending in three battleground states, the New York Times shows that small multiples can work to create effective comparisons through an efficient use of space.

Mexican Drug Cartels

Jul 31, 2012

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Brendan Barry

in Infographic

Mexico has some serious problems. Primarily with the drug cartels. About two weeks ago the National Post created an infographic that looked at the northern spread of Mexican drugs into the United States. The infographic also included details on the transit and transportation networks the different drugs take along with the geographic spread of the…

Venn Diagrams. Let’s Go Back to Grade School.

Jul 9, 2012

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Brendan Barry

in Infographic, My Work

Last week Mitt Romney’s campaign released a series of infographic adverts. They were Venn Diagrams with messages attacking President Obama by highlighting what the Romney campaign called gaps between what the president has said he would do and what he has in fact done. The problem with these is that they are all wrong. Do…

The Conservative Supreme Court

Jul 2, 2012

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Brendan Barry

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From last week’s New York Times, a look at the Supreme Court by age and political leanings. They’ve gotten a lot more conservative.

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