NYC 1782 vs Today
17 Feb 2010Use the blue slider in the lower right to fade between a 1782 map that shows old streams and hills, and a modern map.
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
Global Climate Dashboard
17 Feb 2010From NOAA. Nice quick display of data and indices.
They also have an interactive Map of weather stations from which you can download raw data:
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:
Job Losses
17 Feb 2010A slightly politicized look. (via FlowingData)
Medicine vs Terrorists
16 Feb 2010A little outside Chartporn’s normal bailiwick, but I like to make note of effective graphic design when I find it.
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.
Olympic Tweets
15 Feb 2010Interactive twitter tracker on NBC. (via)
Boilerplate
15 Feb 2010Flowingdata lands an accurate jab at infographic design.
Organic Food
In: Food
15 Feb 2010Of particular interest is the table at the bottom indicating organic price premiums.
Sesame Muppets
In: Culture
15 Feb 2010Interactive guide to 101 muppets from Sesame Street – but it seems to have left out most of my Henson favorites from the Muppet Show. (via)
Depths of the Ocean
In: Science
15 Feb 2010The scale of the ocean. I couldn’t find the original image, but Reddit has a long discussion on the graphic’s accuracy (as usual).
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