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In: Culture Employment Food Global Economy Housing Innovative Maps Science
20 Apr 2009Visual Think Map recently turned me onto Design Density‘s Infographics – they include so much information it is almost hard to read them on a computer screen. truly “super-graphics” in Tufte’s meaning of the phrase.
Here’s a few examples on poverty related to housing, leisure, health care & food.
In: Employment Housing Interactive Maps Updated regularly US Economy
8 Apr 2009For major cities/states, based on employment, housing, and industrial production. Click on the slider to see monthly data back to 1994, click on a state to see cities on the right. (From MSNBC & Moody’s)
In: Bailout Employment Finance Housing Source: Washington Post US Economy
8 Apr 2009A little dated now, but I didn’t come across the online version of this until today. it’d be nice if they kept it up to date.
Nothing new, but you have to love the cycle annotation/commentary
(typical humor from Soot and Ashes)
In: Employment Finance Housing Interactive Source: Ritholtz Updated regularly US Economy
26 Mar 2009A very powerful interactive analytical presentation/tool.
From Russell Investments (via Ritholtz)
Not the best labeled table I’ve seen, and putting the newest data on the left is a bit odd – the numbers themselves are depressing, of course (if you own a house).
I recently came across FlowingData, a fantastic blog of data analysis and graphic design. Nathan covers a lot of the same territory that I do here, but casts a much broader net and has a lot of discussion about the design methods and tools of the trade. This post about Financial Crisis visualizations is a great example. The links below are to graphics I haven’t posted before (most of which are from a Good Magazine contest).
Most people are familiar with how this is calculated, but if you’re not:
While we’re at it, here’s the famous long term chart and explanation:
An addictive collection of beautiful charts, graphs, maps, and interactive data visualization toys -- on topics from around the world.
Bubble, Bubble, Economic Trouble…
In: Commentary Finance Housing Source: Ritholtz Source: WSJ US Economy
8 Apr 2009Nice WSJ article on bubbles. (via Ritholtz)