Culture Archive:
Jeff Clark and Twitter Venn
22 Feb 2010Nice article about Jeff Clark’s visualization work including the below twitter venn (enter three terms and see how they overlap).(via)
Recession Trickle-Down
22 Feb 2010
Power Morphing
19 Feb 2010I recently had to animate some morphing for a presentation, and came across the below. Stunning and beautiful (the music selection is kind of annoying, though)
We are FAT
19 Feb 2010The CDC has a number of maps tracking rising obesity levels (1985-2008). Thanks to Allison for passing them on.
Social Networks
In: Culture
19 Feb 2010Age distribution of social networks: 
Different types of Twitter users: 
Blog Gender
In: Culture
19 Feb 2010A comparison of words used by male vs female bloggers.
How We Commute
In: Culture
19 Feb 2010The letters are area charts – a somewhat novel approach. Thanks to Knarph for passing it on.
Native American Names
In: Culture Interactive Maps
17 Feb 2010A cool interactive map that shows the translation of many US geographic names that have native american origins.
The Secret to Life
17 Feb 2010
Olympic Dashboard
In: Culture Interactive Maps
17 Feb 2010Highly stylized. Too many of the controls seem to be conveying the same information. (via)
There’s also a map version:
Gender Advantage
16 Feb 2010Women lost their jobs less than men during the recession, and women outnumber men in the workplace for the first time. Related article.
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