Culture Archive:
Fun with Venn
23 Jul 2009Venn diagrams can be very useful in organizing information and are catching on in the mainstream. (top 2 spotted on DataViz the bottom is from Diesel Sweeties)
Map of Human Sexuality
In: Culture Humor Interactive Maps
12 Jul 2009It’s quite entertaining in it’s comprehensiveness, and the online interactive feature of adding your own “travel pins” puts it over the top.
Who Says We Work Too Much?
In: Culture Innovative Science
8 Jul 2009A compendium of US Holidays, including lots of odd little facts. From Good.
Airline Fees
8 Jul 2009As you plan your summer vacations, a useful table. Spotted by Dataviz. (note the flight change and baggage fees – why does anyone fly those airlines anymore?)
History of Our Flag
5 Jul 2009One more July 4th themed infographic to end the weekend. Spotted by CoolInfographics.
Ok, enough war and money. Here are two (stunningly similar) infographics on what goes into all those fireworks. Have a nice holiday weekend everyone!
Space
2 Jul 2009Interactive timeline of space exploration. View by year or by planet.
Casualties of War
In: Culture Graphic Design (general) Innovative Interactive Maps Politics Source: NYT
2 Jul 2009The breakdown by age, race, branch, and type of duty is fascinations, and the adjustable time scale is a nice touch.
US Troop Deaths in Iraq
2 Jul 2009Click on “Rate per 100,000” or “Casualties by County” for the better scales.
Where Are We From?
28 Jun 2009I missed this back in march but just spotted a reference at Infographics. The NYT took 120 years of immigration data and threw it perfectly at a map – you can filter by country of origin, then move through time with the slider.
Who’s Lost
28 Jun 2009I don’t watch the show but if you’re a fan or just plain confused, here’s a well done interactive character org-chart:
Spotted on Infographics.
He’s Not So Bad
In: Culture Innovative
26 Jun 2009Excellent chart by the NYT plotting Michael Jackson’s top100 hits over the years, and comparing him to other top artists.
(thanks to FlowingData for spotting it)
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