Archive for April, 2010
Volcano Eruptions 1800-2010
29 Apr 2010
Flickr Tag Galaxy
26 Apr 2010Interesting way of browsing Flickr photos – you enter a tag and then drill down the solar systems of related tags until you get to the subset you want; then it displays them on a 3d globe. Thanks to Wil Etheredge for passing it on.
The New Benjamin
26 Apr 2010Anyone else think the 3d ribbon down the middle is butt ugly? And the liberty bell inside an inkwell? Ick.
Global Interest Rate Tracker
In: Finance Global Economy Interactive Maps Politics Source: WSJ Updated regularly US Economy
26 Apr 2010Central bank rates from 2004-present (updated 4/20). See how countries are exiting from their stimulus policies.
Death and Taxes 2011
In: Politics US Economy
26 Apr 2010Wallstats has released their annual visualization of the President’s discretionary budget. Lots of interesting information and a great example of how good design can get even better over time.
Napkin Map of NYC
26 Apr 2010A map of the NYC skyline as seen from the rotating restaurant the View. I like the simplicity and practicality.
Small Multiples: When to Use Them
26 Apr 2010A nice article from Juice Analytics on the advantages/disadvantages of using small multiples in graphic design, along with some good examples.
US Income Tax Brackets (1910-10)
In: Politics US Economy
23 Apr 2010
Deaths from Natural Disasters (1979-08)
23 Apr 2010
Man vs Volcano
23 Apr 2010I love political cartoons in general. but strong characterizations don’t always correspond with reality.
The image:
Actual comparison:
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- RJS: Highly entertaining this, however misleading it might be--if indeed it is misleading. The problem is [...]
- Al: Designers out there will enjoy this 'making of', walking through the designs they tried and discarde [...]
- Matt: Totally misleading. The recent spending cuts were not an Obama policy; Afghanistan was overwhelmingl [...]
- Mike Liveright: Two comments, though I do like the look and results... 1) Since $'s are linear, I think that a 2 [...]
- fatmike182: just a note concerning the photo of the car: it's an actual sculpture by the artist Erwin Wurm. Defi [...]