Culture Archive:
100 Years of Consumer Spending
In: Culture Food US Economy
6 Jan 2010I really don’t like area charts much. They should at least show the beginning and ending percentages for each section. I’m a little surprised food has declined so much.
Is College Worth the Money?
In: Culture US Economy
5 Jan 2010Some interesting facts about college.
Visual Dictionary
4 Jan 2010Visuwords: An interactive visual representation of the relationships between words. (via The Big Picture)
2009 in Pictures
In: Culture
4 Jan 2010There are a lot of these out there, but the photos really are impressive.
Wall Street Journal (by topic):
New York Times (by timeline)
AP: (2000-09; timeline and topic)
NYC Subway Travel Times
4 Jan 2010Enter an address on the triptrop site and a Googlemap will come up overlaid with subway travel times to various part of NYC. (via)
More Naughts
In: Culture Source: NYT
4 Jan 2010A logo and meme chart of 2000-09. I like it. It’s a reminder of powerful subtle visual triggers can be for memories and feelings. (via FlowingData)
This chart illustrates why I want to buy a laser printer. BoingBoing has a discussion of whether it’s a fair comparison. Thanks to Cookie for pointing it out to me!
Music is Getting Louder
4 Jan 2010A Visual History of Loudness: Christopher Clark graphed the peak levels and RMS level of three hit songs from every year since 1979 to illustrate the rising use of compression in music production. Also on the chart is a nice discussion of dynamic space and perceived loudness. Related NPR article. Coincidentally, I just made an appointment with my ear doctor to get custom earplugs made.(Thank to Ben Chun for pointing out the article.)
2009 Top 200 Requested Songs
4 Jan 2010AC/DC is #1? Journey #2? Hilarious. Based on requests made to DJ’s (not sales or radio play).
The Naughts
In: Culture Humor News Media
4 Jan 2010A table of important things, time-relevant things, and stuff we’ve already forgotten about. Thanks to Nathan Sweet for passing it on.
True Odds of Airborne Terror
29 Dec 2009Some things I just don’t worry about. apparently with good reason. (via Gizmodo and C. Nguyen – Thanks!)
Causality
In: Culture Humor Innovative
28 Dec 2009I think the TSA should be sent this chart – or maybe Fox.
Thanks to Jonathan for sending me the link.
China’s Demographic Problem
28 Dec 2009The one-child policy might start to impact growth.
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