Archive for the ‘infographic’ Category
Budget Proposal 2011
February 2nd, 2010
The New York Times has a lovely interactive infographic detailing the proposed 2011 budget.
Nomograms
January 10th, 2010
Nomograms (or sometimes nomographs) are graphical single-purpose analog computing devices. They range from the very simple – like the above BMI calculator – to the (often beautifully) complex. Once upon a time they were commonly used for navigation, astronomy, surveying, and countless other things. Now, what with cheap omnipresent digital computers, they’ve fallen into disuse.
Like beautiful math? Need a calendar for 2010? Download a copy of Ron Doerfler’s Graphical Computing Calendar.
Organic Foods
December 7th, 2009
After getting into an argument in the grocery store today over who owns Kashi,* I’m posting – for your consumption edification – a chart of which giant corporations own which organic brands. I think everyone knows some of them (Odwalla ⊂ Coke, etc.), but a few were kinda surprising.
* It’s Kellogg.
Envisioning Development
December 2nd, 2009
The Envisioning Development project has an interactive map detailing the cost of living in various neighborhoods of New York City. It’s nice to know that if I ever get a web design/development gig in NYC I can afford to live in Williamsburg and be the biggest hipster ever.
I wish there were similar maps to detail the CoL for other cities.
Sources of Information
June 18th, 2009
Baekdal has a neat little article (with some terrific infographics) discussing how sources for news and information have changed over the past couple hundred years.
While you’re there, take a look at the steel pipe lamps, pillows, and inflatable beach sofas.